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[NCRadioMan]

Next two big shows:

Event: UFC 112
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date: Saturday April 10, 2010

UFC Lightweight Title Bout
BJ Penn vs. Frank Edgar

UFC Middleweight Title Bout
Anderson Silva vs. Damien Maia

Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie
Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
Terry Etim vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Paul Taylor vs. John Gunderson
Matt Veach vs. Paul Kelly
Nick Osipczak vs. Rick Story

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The lineup for World Extreme Cagefighting's first pay-per-view-televised event is now set.

The event, which features title fights of featherweight champion Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber and lightweight title-holder Benson Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone, takes place April 24 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

With official confirmation of a featherweight Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia bout, the fight card boasts a total of 11 fights, five of which are set for the televised main card.

The card costs $49.99.

"This is one of the deepest cards we've ever put together," WEC General Manager Harris stated. "From top to bottom, this event has the potential to produce some of the best fights of the year. And I've said all along that I think Aldo vs. Faber could be one of the best bouts of the decade. On April 24, fans are in for a real treat."

WEC officials expect the event to be one of the highest-attended shows in WEC history, if not the most highest attended. Tickets for the show are currently on sale and range from $40 to $185.

The full card includes:

MAIN CARD
Champ Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber (for featherweight title)
Champ Benson Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone (for lightweight title)
Mike Brown vs. Manny Gamburyan
Anthony Njokuani vs. Shane Roller
Antonio Banuelos vs. Scott Jorgensen

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung
Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis
Demetrious Johnson vs. Brad Pickett
Anthony Morrison vs. Mackens Semerzier
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya
Tyler Toner vs. Brandon Visher

[ActionAndy]

WEC cards are through Showtime right? Do i have to subscribe regularly to Showtime, or can i just ppv the card like a UFC event by tuning to the channel?

[Tripp]

Originally Posted by ActionAndy

WEC cards are through Showtime right? Do i have to subscribe regularly to Showtime, or can i just ppv the card like a UFC event by tuning to the channel?

WEC fights are normally on Versus. This is their first PPV event.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by Tripp

WEC fights are normally on Versus. This is their first PPV event.

Yep. StrikeForce is on Showtime. Dream and other Japanese cards are on HDNet.

[ActionAndy]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Yep. StrikeForce is on Showtime. Dream and other Japanese cards are on HDNet.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks.