WEC 48
Jose Aldo Vs Urijah Faber
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UFC Presents: Aldo vs. Faber, also referred to as WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. This was WEC's first and only event on pay-per-view before their merger with the Ultimate Fighting Championship later that year.
Jamie Varner was expected to face Kamal Shalorus at this event,[6] but that bout was called off due to an injury sustained by Shalorus. The match was later rescheduled for WEC 49 on June 20, where both men fought to a split draw.
Cub Swanson was scheduled to face WEC newcomer Chan Sung Jung at this event,[11] but Swanson was forced from the card with an injury. He was replaced by Leonard Garcia.[12]
Veteran UFC commentators Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan handled broadcast duties for the event. Bruce Buffer handled the fighter introductions.
Two of the night's preliminary fights aired on Spike TV, marking the only time that Spike would air live WEC fights before their dissolution.
The advertising & live broadcasts for WEC 48 omitted virtually all references to the WEC brand, with the only exceptions being early versions of the poster, one mention during the broadcast by Joe Rogan, and the WEC logo on the championship belts themselves. During the broadcasts, the announcers referred only to "the organization" while the WEC logo was removed from the cage and the fighters' gloves.
Results:
Featherweight José Aldo (c) def. Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-45) 5 5:00 [a]
Lightweight Benson Henderson (c) def. Donald Cerrone Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:57 [b]
Featherweight Manvel Gamburyan def. Mike Brown KO (punches) 1 2:22
Lightweight Shane Roller def. Anthony Njokuani Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:21
Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def. Antonio Banuelos Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Spike)
Featherweight Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def. Alex Karalexis Submission (triangle choke) 2 1:35
Preliminary card
Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def. Rani Yahya Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Chad Mendes def. Anthony Morrison Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:13 [c]
Bantamweight Brad Pickett def. Demetrious Johnson Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00 [d]
Featherweight Tyler Toner def. Brandon Visher TKO (elbows) 1 2:36 [e]
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