# 2009 in WEC

The year 2009 was the 9th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone.

## Title fights

* ↑ For the Lightweight Championship. Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards.
* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Interim Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.

## Events list

| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 45 | WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff | December 19, 2009 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,741 |
| 44 | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | November 18, 2009 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,835 |
| 43 | WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson | October 10, 2009 | AT&T Center | San Antonio, Texas | 5,176 |
| 42 | WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles | August 9, 2009 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,082 |
| 41 | WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II | June 7, 2009 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 13,027 |
| 40 | WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki | April 5, 2009 | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, Illinois | 5,257 |
| 39 | WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia | March 1, 2009 | American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, Texas | 6,100 |
| 38 | WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | January 25, 2009 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California | 10,201 |

## WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone was an event held on January 25, 2009 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.

### Results

* ↑ For the Lightweight Championship. Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards.

## WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia

WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia was an event held on March 1, 2009 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

### Results

* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.

## WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki was an event held on April 5, 2009 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

### Results

* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
* ↑ Cruz landed an illegal knee to the head of Lopez while he was on the ground at 3:24 of round 3. Since Lopez was unable to continue, the bout was stopped and went to the scorecards.
* ↑ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.

## WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II

WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II was an event held on June 7, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

### Results

* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
* ↑ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
* ↑ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.

## WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was an event held on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

### Results

* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ Originally ruled a split decision (29–28, 28-29, 29–28) victory for Province, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Province tested positive for a banned substance during a post fight screening.

## WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson was an event held on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

### Results

* ↑ For the Interim Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.

## WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo was an event held on November 18, 2009 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

### Results

* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ Nunes was docked one point in round 3 for repeatedly grabbing the fence.

## WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff was an event held on December 19, 2009 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

### Results

* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Benavidez/Yahya bout.
* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Njokuani/Horodecki bout.