# 2010 in WEC

The year 2010 was the 10th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson.

## Title fights

* ↑ For the unified Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Lightweight Championship.

## Events list

| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 53 | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | December 16, 2010 | Jobing.com Arena | Glendale, Arizona | 6,348 |
| 52 | WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki | November 11, 2010 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 51 | WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan | September 30, 2010 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado | 3,791 |
| 50 | WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez | August 18, 2010 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,861 |
| 49 | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | June 20, 2010 | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta | 5,600 |
| 48 | WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber | April 24, 2010 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 12,555 |
| 47 | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | March 6, 2010 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | 8,345 |
| 46 | WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson | January 10, 2010 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 10,027 |

## WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson was an event held on January 10, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

### Results

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

## WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz was an event held on March 6, 2010 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

### Results

* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
* ↑ Roop was docked one point in round 3 for a shot to the groin of Garcia.

## WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber was an event held on April 24, 2010 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

### Results

* ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Karalexis vs. Pettis fight. This bout also aired on the PPV broadcast following the Visher vs. Toner fight.
* ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Brown vs. Gamburyan fight.
* ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Henderson vs. Cerrone fight.

## WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus

WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus was an event held on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

### Results

* ↑ Shalorus had one point deducted in round 2 for a kick to the groin.
* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
* ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.

## WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 was an event held on August 18, 2010 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

### Results

* ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.

## WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan was an event held on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

### Results

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

## WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki was an event held on November 11, 2010 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

### Results

* ↑ This bout aired on the live broadcast.

## WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis was an event held on December 16, 2010 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

### Results

* ↑ For the WEC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the WEC Bantamweight Championship and the Inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.