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WEC on the 10th live on Versus, UFC on the 11th live on Spike! Good stuff on both, highly recommended! <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/happy.gif" border=0> WEC 46 Card: Ben Henderson vs. Jamie Varner (LW unification bout) Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber Dave Jansen vs. Kamal Shalorus Mike Brown vs. Anthony Morrison Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius Akitoshi Tamura vs. Charlie Valencia Bryan Caraway vs. Mark Hominick Wagnney Fabiano vs. Clint Godfrey George Roop vs. Eddie Wineland Will Campuzano vs. Coty Wheeler Varner vs. Henderson - This is a must see fight. Should be nothing short of exciting. Both are very very good wrestlers. Varner has an edge in the standup dept I think. Can't wait. Assuncao vs. Faber - The return of Faber. Assuncao is no pushover. The winner of this fight could be Aldo's first title defense. Brown vs. Morrison - Don't know much about Morrison, but feel sorry for him drawing Brown after losing his belt. Semerzier vs. Taurosevicius - Good matchup between two well rounded fighters. Semerzier just coming off a shocking submission win over Fabiano. Overall on this WEC card, there are 5 current, interim and former champs fighting. Great fighters to watch. On to the UFC card scheduled for Monday the 11th Live on Spike: Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva Rick Story vs. Jesse Lennox Thiago Tavares vs. Nik Lentz Mike Guymon vs. Rory MacDonald Kyle Bradley vs. Rafael Dos Anjos Gerald Harris vs. Mike Massenzio Nick Catone vs. Jesse Forbes Maynard vs. Diaz - Conventional thinking is if Maynard wins, he will very soon get a playdate with Penn. I love watching Diaz fight, but just don't see much of a way he can win this. Maynard is a Bully. Amazing power on not the best standup, but top notch wrestling. Diaz is probably more evenly well rounded, but again, tough to beat Maynard. Escudero vs. Dunham - Both these guys are undefeated. Both have shown a lot in their brief UFC careers. I can't wait to see this fight, probably the one I'm most excited about & I sense an upset. <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/crazy.gif" border=0> Lawlor vs. Simpson - Great middle tier middleweight matchup! Simpson is undefeated, great wrestler & good power. Lawlor is well rounded and, well, crazy. Another exciting fight, but I look for Simpson to take it. Sadollah vs. Blackburn - Amir coming off his victory over Baroni...Blackburn is 3-0 in his UFC career and a very good test for Sadollah. Pick em. Funny to see Leben on the unaired portion of a Fight Night card. Very interesting.

Nobody is interested in these cards?

I am very interested in the WEC card. I'm bummed that we can't be there in person. I'd like to see Varner win, as I'd like to see a rematch title fight with Cerrone. Of course, I'd also really like to see Urijah Faber win. <IMG SRC="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":-)" BORDER=0> I don't like the Diaz brothers in general, so I guess I'd rather see him lose. I don't care one way or another about the rest.

I knew you'd be interested in the return of Urijah!!

I'm so predictable! He's just downright fun to watch and always puts on a great show.

I'm bummed that Direct TV dropped Versus...no WEC for me, so I've kind of lost interest, but casually stay in tuned via the internets. I like the Fight Night Card, though. Glad it's gonna be free and on a weeknight. I have no real favorites on the card, but I really like Maynard and want to see him fight Penn this year.

I think Nathans stand up is far superior than Grays and as long he has dominant position on the ground he has a good chance. He does best when people actually try to fight him unlike Clay Guida who held on to him for three rounds. 209 all the way. Uriah is a great role model for the sport but after seeing the domination of Jose Aldo in the 145 division I dont think anyone in the WEC stands a chance. I would love for Aldo to jump up to 155 and step into the octagon. Both cards are gonna put on great shows

Maynard's gonna do the same thing Guida did. But Maynard has much much more power, so if he connects it will be a different story.

WOW....maybe the best Faber I've ever seen. Awesome. Can't wait to see him and Aldo fight.

So glad Varner got beat...What an a$$ clown after...Pulled a Tito for sure! Faber looked like he has calmed down some in the cage and I think that makes him better. I want to see Cerrone/Varner 2

great fights, I'm glad to see that the california kid and mike brown are back! Also like jeff said I'm so so so glad Varner got beat! i can't stand that guy what a punk! "I came to fight and he came to graple" ahhh dude it's MMA thats part of the fight!

Varner is a classless tool. As much as I would have liked to see a rematch with Cerrone.. I'm glad he lost. Good to see Faber back in fighting form. Nice finish.

Yeah, he came to grapple, I came to fight.....thats why I got caught in a guillotine while I WAS GOING FOR A TAKEDOWN. I say let Cerrone beat Varner in a 3 rounder, then rematch with Henderson. Faber's finish just blew me away. Soooooo quick and locked in, Assuncao had no idea what hit him. And Assuncao is an amazing fighter.

Certainly was a night of comeback fights, I was a little shocked that Brown, Varner and Faber all had tough fights coming off extended time out of the ring. I was shocked that Faber choked out a top five BJJ champ, impressive, although I thought he showed more ring rust than the rest. (Message edited by phatboypimp on January 11, 2010)

WEC payroll: Benson Henderson: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Jamie Varner: $18,000 Urijah Faber: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) def. Raphael Assuncao: $13,000 Kamal Shalorus: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Dave Jansen: $4,000 Mike Brown: $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Morrison: $4,000 Deividas Taurosevicius: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier: $4,000 Charlie Valencia: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Akitoshi Tamura: $8,000 Wagnney Fabiano: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Clint Godfrey: $3,000 Mark Hominick: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Bryan Caraway: $4,000 Eddie Wineland: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $3,000 Will Campuzano: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Coty "Ox" Wheeler: $3,000

WOW....that Lawlor vs. Simpson fight was nice. I thought Lawlor won, but that second round could have gone either way. Great fight for sure.

Didn't I pick Dunham to win? YES. Tap or snap. Your opponents HAVE to know that if you don't tap, it will snap.

All good fights, except for the main event snoozefest. Here are the bonuses: Lawlor & Simpson = $30k each for FIGHT of the night Dunham = $30K for SUB of the night Harris = $30k for KO of the night.

I'm sure Spike will replay it at some point. The first three fights were very entertaining at the very least....and two of them went to a decision. The main event was so blah. Maynard better not get a shot at BJ after that performance.

I don't see ayone beating BJ accept for BJ

Salaries: Gray Maynard: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $24,000 Evan Dunham: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Efrain Escudero: $15,000 Aaron Simpson: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor: $10,000 Amir Sadollah: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Brad Blackburn: $13,000 Chris Leben: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Jay Silva: $6,000 Rick Story: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Lennox: $7,000 Thiago Tavares: $15,000* vs. Nick Lentz: $7,000* Rory MacDonald: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Mike "Joker" Guymon: $6,000 Rafael dos Anjos: $16000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Bradley: $8,000 Gerald Harris: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. John Salter: $6,000 Nick Catone: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Forbes: $6,000