WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on June 7, 2009 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. It was the most successful show in the WEC's history.
Background Featherweight champion Mike Brown defended his title in a rematch against former champion and no. 1 contender Urijah Faber in the main event.
Eddie Wineland was expected to face Frank Gomez at the event, but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by WEC newcomer Noah Thomas.
Richard Crunkilton was expected to face Donald Cerrone at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by James Krause.
Charlie Valencia was originally slated to face WEC newcomer Kyle Dietz at this event, but withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Rafael Rebello.
The event drew an estimated 1,300,000 viewers on Versus. UFC lightweight Kenny Florian acted as a special guest color commentator as Frank Mir was unavailable after his wife went into labor.
Results
Bonus awards Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.
Fight of the Night: Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber Knockout of the Night: José Aldo Submission of the Night: Seth Dikun
Payouts The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California 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.
Mike Brown: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Urijah Faber: $26,000 José Aldo: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Cub Swanson: $9,000 Donald Cerrone: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. James Krause: $2,000 Josh Grispi: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $33,000 Manny Gamburyan: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. John Franchi: $4,000 Rafael Rebello: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Dietz: $2,000 Anthony Pettis: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Mike Campbell: $4,000 Antonio Banuelos: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Scott Jorgensen: $6,000 Frank Gomez: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Noah Thomas: $3,000 Seth Dikun: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Rolando Perez: $3,000
See also World Extreme Cagefighting List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions List of WEC events 2009 in WEC
External links Official WEC website
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