Dana White was selling WEC 48 largely on the fact that "the WEC always delivers" which turned out to be a total understatement. WEC 48 was one of most entertaining fight cards in the history of MMA. From top to bottom this was a very exciting card with lots of finishes and the fights that did go the distance were absolute wars. The only fight that could have been a little more exciting was the final round of Aldo vs. Faber, were Aldo seemed to accept the decision victory, instead of trying for the finish. Overall it was an excellent pay-per-view debut for the WEC and should help fans forget the lackluster UFC 112.Main Card Results:
- Jose Aldo def. Urijah Faber by Unanimous Decision to retain WEC featherweight championship
- Ben Henderson def. Donald Cerrone by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:57 of Round 1 to retain WEC lightweight championship
- Manvel Gamburyan def. Mike Brown by KO (Punches) at 2:22 of Round 1
- Shane Roller def. Anthony Njokuani by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:21 of Round 1
- Scott Jorgensen def. Antonio Banuelos by Unanimous Decision
- Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung by Split Decision
- Anthony Pettis def. Alex Karalexis by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:35 of Round 2
- Brad Pickett def. Demetrious Johnson by Unanimous Decision
- Chad Mendes def. Anthony Morrison by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:13 of Round 1
- Takeya Mizugaki def. Rani Yahya by Unanimous Decision
- Tyler Toner def. Brandon Visher by TKO (Strikes) at 2:36 of Round 1
Fight of the Night: Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung - $65,000 each
Knockout of the Night: Manvel Gamburyan - $65,000
Submission of the Night: Ben Henderson - $65,000
