WEC 41
World Extreme Cagefighting mixed martial arts event event in 2009
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 |
| image | Wec-41-BrownvsfaberII-poster.jpg |
| promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting |
| date | June 7, 2009 |
| venue | Arco Arena |
| city | Sacramento, California |
| attendance | 13,027 |
| gate | $815,415 |
| previousevent | WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki |
| followingevent | WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles |
| :: |
|name= WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 |image= Wec-41-BrownvsfaberII-poster.jpg |promotion=World Extreme Cagefighting |date=June 7, 2009 |venue= Arco Arena |city=Sacramento, California |attendance=13,027 |gate=$815,415 |buyrate= |previousevent=WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki |followingevent= WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on June 7, 2009 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. It was the most successful show in the WEC's history.
Background
Featherweight champion Mike Brown defended his title in a rematch against former champion and no. 1 contender Urijah Faber in the main event.
Eddie Wineland was expected to face Frank Gomez at the event, but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by WEC newcomer Noah Thomas.
Richard Crunkilton was expected to face Donald Cerrone at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by James Krause.
Charlie Valencia was originally slated to face WEC newcomer Kyle Dietz at this event, but withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Rafael Rebello.
The event drew an estimated 1,300,000 viewers on Versus. UFC lightweight Kenny Florian acted as a special guest color commentator as Frank Mir was unavailable after his wife went into labor.
Results
|Featherweight | Mike Brown (c) |def | Urijah Faber |Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) |5 |5:00 |For the WEC Featherweight Championship. |Featherweight | José Aldo |def | Cub Swanson |TKO (flying knee and punches) |1 |0:08 | |Lightweight | Donald Cerrone |def | James Krause |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |4:38 | |Featherweight | Josh Grispi |def | Jens Pulver |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |0:33 | |Featherweight | Manvel Gamburyan |def | John Franchi |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Bantamweight | Rafael Rebello |def | Kyle Dietz |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |2:55 | |Lightweight | Anthony Pettis |def | Mike Campbell |Submission (triangle choke) |1 |1:49 |This bout was featured on the main broadcast. |Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos |def | Scott Jorgensen |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |This bout was featured on the main broadcast. |Bantamweight | Frank Gomez |def | Noah Thomas |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |2 |3:12 | |Bantamweight | Seth Dikun |def | Rolando Perez |Submission (flying triangle choke) |1 |2:30 |This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: USA Mike Brown vs. USA Urijah Faber
- Knockout of the Night: Brazil José Aldo
- Submission of the Night: USA Seth Dikun
Payouts
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
- Mike Brown: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Urijah Faber: $26,000
- José Aldo: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Cub Swanson: $9,000
- Donald Cerrone: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. James Krause: $2,000
- Josh Grispi: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $33,000
- Manny Gamburyan: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. John Franchi: $4,000
- Rafael Rebello: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Dietz: $2,000
- Anthony Pettis: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Mike Campbell: $4,000
- Antonio Banuelos: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Scott Jorgensen: $6,000
- Frank Gomez: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Noah Thomas: $3,000
- Seth Dikun: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Rolando Perez: $3,000
References
References
- (March 23, 2009). "Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber set for June 7 at WEC 41". mmajunkie.com.
- (May 13, 2009). "Injury forces former champ Eddie Wineland out of WEC 41 prelim fight". mmajunkie.com.
- (2009-04-15). "Rich Crunkilton Out vs. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, James Krause In at WEC 41". bloodyelbow.com.
- "The Official MMA Agents Blog: WEC 41 Preview".
- "WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 | MMA Event".
- (2009-06-08). "Mike Brown, Urijah Faber, Jose Aldo, Seth Dikun earn $10K "fight night" bonuses at WEC 41". mmajunkie.com.
- (June 8, 2009). "WEC 41 fighters official salaries: Jens Pulver earns event-high $31,000". mmajunkie.com.
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