| WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | November 11, 2010 | |||
| Venue | The Pearl at The Palms | |||
| City |  Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on November 11, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas. [1]
Urijah Faber made his bantamweight debut against Japanese striker Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 52. [2] [3]
A bout between Bart Palaszewski and Kamal Shalorus was expected to take place at this event, [4] but was moved to WEC 53 after Shalorus injured his hand. [5]
Brian Bowles was expected to face Wagnney Fabiano at this event but was forced off the card with an injury [6] and replaced by Joseph Benavidez. [7]
Eddie Wineland was expected to face Damacio Page at this event, [8] but was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Demetrious Johnson. [9]
Josh Grispi was pulled from his fight with Erik Koch, to be inserted into a UFC Featherweight title shot against José Aldo at UFC 125. [10] Koch ended up fighting Francisco Rivera. [11]
This was the last WEC event to feature fights in the featherweight division. No featherweight fighters competed on the final WEC card the next month, and all fighters in the division were subsequently merged into the UFC.
With longtime Zuffa ring announcer Bruce Buffer in Germany for UFC 122, former WEC ring announcer Joe Martinez made a return to handle announcing duties for this event. [12]
The event drew an average of 570,000 viewers on Versus. [13]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | def | Takeya Mizugaki | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:50 | |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def | Javier Vazquez | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Erik Koch | def | Francisco Rivera | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Bantamweight | Joseph Benavidez | def | Wagnney Fabiano | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:45 | |
| Bantamweight | Demetrious Johnson | def | Damacio Page | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:27 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Raphael Assunção | def | LC Davis | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def | Edward Faaloloto | TKO (knees and elbows) | 2 | 4:54 | |
| Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | def | Zach Micklewright | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:53 | |
| Bantamweight | Michael McDonald | def | Clint Godfrey | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | def | Mackens Semerzier | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Yves Jabouin | def | Brandon Visher | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses. [14]
Cub Swanson vs. Mackens Semerzier Erik Koch Urijah FaberThe following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada 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. [15]
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