WEC 49
| WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | June 20, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Rexall Place | |||
| City |  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 5,600[1] | |||
| Total gate | $332,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2]
Background[edit]
WEC 49 was the only event the organization had held outside of the United States. The show was initially announced as taking place at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[3] WEC vice-president Peter Dropick, however, confirmed with The StarPhoenix/Canwest News Service that the location was changed on April 10.[4]
Eddie Wineland was scheduled to face Charlie Valencia, but Valencia was forced off the card with an injury.[5] Will Campuzano, who was previously scheduled to face Rafael Rebello on the preliminary card, was announced as Wineland's new opponent.[6] Rebello would face WEC newcomer Chris Cariaso.[7]
Ed Ratcliff was scheduled to face Chris Horodecki, but just days before the event, Ratcliff pulled out of the event with an undisclosed injury.[8] Horodecki would face WEC newcomer Danny Downes.[9] The Horodecki/Ratcliff fight was rescheduled for WEC 51, where Horodecki won via split decision.
After WEC ring announcer Joe Martinez resigned to work for Golden Boy Promotions, fellow Zuffa-owned promotion UFC announcer Bruce Buffer agreed to handle fighter introductions for WEC 49.[10] Kenny Florian would provide color commentary for the event, as he did at WEC 41 alongside play-by-play announcer Todd Harris.[11]
Renan Barão vs. Anthony Leone was originally scheduled to be a bantamweight bout, but changed to a 142lb catchweight bout when Leone (a natural Featherweight) refused to drop to Bantamweight.
The event drew an average of 244,000 viewers, with a peak at 324,000 viewers on Versus.[12]
Results[edit]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner | vs. | Kamal Shalorus | Draw (split) (29-27, 27-29, 28-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Josh Grispi | def | LC Davis | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:33 | |
| Featherweight | Mark Hominick | def | Yves Jabouin | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:21 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Horodecki | def | Danny Downes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:09 | |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def | Will Campuzano | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:44 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Will Kerr | def | Karen Darabedyan | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:20 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Wagnney Fabiano | def | Frank Gomez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Erik Koch | def | Bendy Casimir | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:01 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def | Raphael Assunção | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Chris Cariaso | def | Rafael Rebello | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (142 lb) | Renan Barão | def | Anthony Leone | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 2:29 | |
Bonus Awards[edit]
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night:
Mark Hominick vs. 
Yves Jabouin - Knockout of the Night:
Eddie Wineland - Submission of the Night: Josh Grispi
See also[edit]
- World Extreme Cagefighting
- List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
- List of WEC events
- 2010 in WEC
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "- WEC GM HAPPY WITH MODEST CANADIAN CROWD- MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more". Archived from the original on 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "WEC Announces First Event in Canada June 20". wec.tv. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ "WEC secures June 20 date for Canadian debut in Calgary". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "WEC making Canadian debut in Edmonton, not Calgary, on June 20". TheStarPhoenix.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Charlie Valencia off WEC 49 with injury; Eddie Wineland awaits new opponent". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "Will Campuzano promoted to WEC 49 main card, meets Eddie Wineland". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "Newcomer Chris Cariaso meets Rafael Rebello on WEC 49 preliminary card". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "WEC Scrambles for 155er". topmmanews.com. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "WEC Signs Danny Downes to Fight Chris Horodecki at Sunday's WEC 49". mmafrenzy.com. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "UFC's Bruce Buffer handles announcing duties at June's WEC 49 event in Canada". mmajunkie.com. 2010-05-25.
- ^ "UFC's Kenny Florian Takes Commentator Spot for WEC 49". mmafighting.com. 2010-06-02.
- ^ "WEC 49: Varner vs Shalorus | MMA Event".
- ^ "WEC 49 bonuses: Hominick, Jabouin, Wineland and Grispi each earn $10K awards". MMAJunkie.com. 2010-06-21. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.