WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber Official Results
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber took place on Saturday, April 24, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.
The main event saw Jose Aldo retain his featherweight belt against Urijah Faber with a dominant performance. Aldo repeatedly connected with powerful kicks each round to Faber’s left leg. Although his leg was very swollen and hurt, Faber kept on fighting and never quit, but didn’t have answer for Aldo’s attack. The match went the distance and, after five rounds, the judges awarded Aldo with a unanimous decision win.
Ben Henderson made short work of Donald Cerrone in the co-main event to retain his lightweight belt. He first brought the fight to the cage, landing some knees on Cerrone. Henderson then managed to sink in a deep guillotine, forcing Cerrone to tap out, and earning the submission victory.
Also featured on the card, Manny Gamburyan earned an upset over former featherweight champ Mike Brown. After a brief exchange on the feet, Gamburyan connected with a punch that sent Brown to the canvas. Gamburyan then delivered a ground-and-pound until the ref stepped in to give him a TKO win.
Here are the official results:
MAIN CARD:
Featherweight Title: Jose Aldo def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 50-45) to retain title – Round 5 at 5:00
Lightweight Title: Ben Henderson def. Donald Cerrone via submission (guillotine) to retain title – Round 1 at 1:57
Featherweight: Manny Gamburyan def. Mike Brown via KO (strikes) – Round 1 at 2:22
Lightweight: Shane Roller def. Anthony Njokuani via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1 at 3:07
Bantamweight: Scott Jorgensen def. Antonio Banuelos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Round 3 at 5:00
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Featherweight: Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) – Round 3 at 5:00
Lightweight: Anthony Pettis def. Alex Karalexis via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2 at 1:35
Bantamweight: Brad Pickett def. Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – Round 3 at 5:00
Featherweight: Chad Mendes def. Anthony Morrison via submission (guillotine) – Round 1 at 2:15
Bantamweight: Takeya Mizugaki def. Rani Yahya via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) – Round 3 at 5:00
Featherweight: Tyler Toner def. Brandon Visher via TKO (strikes) – Round 1 at 2:36
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