7 Fights Signed for WEC 53
Brian Knapp Nov 6, 2010
Ivan Menjivar (right) : Jeff Sherwood | Sherdog.com
Ivan Menjivar will meet former Cage Rage champion Brad Pickett in a key bantamweight matchup at WEC 53 “Henderson vs. Pettis” on Dec. 16 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Seven fights have been greenlit for the event, which will air live on the Versus network.
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Anchored at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla., Pickett has posted nine wins in 10 fights, losing only to the world-ranked Scott Jorgensen in that span. A potent finisher, the 32-year-old Englishman has secured 15 of his 19 career victories by KO, TKO or submission. Pickett has not lost back-to-back bouts in more than three years.
A pair of five-round title bouts will headline WEC 53, as
lightweight champion Benson
Henderson defends against Duke Roufus protégé Anthony
Pettis and bantamweight titleholder Dominick
Cruz squares off with Jorgensen, the top contender at 135
pounds. The event will also feature lightweight matchups pairing
Donald
Cerrone with Chris
Horodecki and former WEC champion Jamie Varner
with Shane
Roller.
WEC 53 “Henderson vs. Pettis”
Thursday, Dec. 16
Jobing.com Arena
Glendale, Ariz.
WEC Lightweight Championship
Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
WEC Bantamweight Championship
Dominick Cruz vs. Scott Jorgensen
Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki
Jamie Varner vs. Shane Roller
Ivan Menjivar vs. Brad Pickett
Danny Castillo vs. Will Kerr
Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado vs. Chris Cariaso
* Bart Palaszewski vs. Kamal Shalorus
* Tie Quan Zhang vs. Daniel Downes
* Yuri Alcantara vs. Ricardo Lamas
* Not Official
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