The winner of the lightweight title fight between Ben Henderson and Anthony Pettis at WEC 53 will get the first shot at the winner of Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard for the UFC lightweight title.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The “WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis” fighter weigh-ins take place this afternoon at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz., and are streaming LIVE online at ProMMAnow.com. Fighters who will be stepping on the scales today and fighting tomorrow LIVE on Versus include WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson, who is defending his title against Anthony Pettis in the main event. Also, bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will defend his title against Scott Jorgensen in the co-main event.

Keep in mind, this is a historic event as it will be the final WEC show before they completely merge with the UFC.

Here are the complete weigh-in results which we will be updating in real time as the weights are announced.

WEC Lightweight Championship

  • Benson Henderson (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (154.5)

WEC Bantamweight Championship

  • Dominick Cruz (134.5) vs. Scott Jorgensen (135)

Non-Title Bouts

  • Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Chris Horodecki (155)
  • Bart Palaszewski (156) vs. Kamal Shalorus (156)

Preliminary Card (Not Televised)

  • Tie Quan Zhang (155.5) vs. Daniel Downes (154.5)
  • Jamie Varner (156) vs. Shane Roller (155)
  • Brad Pickett (136) vs. Ivan Menjivar (135)
  • Eddie Wineland (136) vs. Ken Stone (135)
  • Danny Castillo (155.5) vs. Will Kerr (155)
  • Ricardo Lamas (156) vs. Yuri Alcantara (154.5)
  • Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado (136) vs. Chris Cariaso (136)

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