WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting scheduled to take place on November 11, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Official fight card
Main card
* Bantamweight bout: United States Urijah Faber vs. Japan Takeya Mizugaki
* Featherweight bout: United States Chad Mendes vs. Cuba Javier Vazquez
* Featherweight bout: United States Erik Koch vs. United States Francisco Rivera
* Bantamweight bout: United States Joseph Benavidez vs. Brazil Wagnney Fabiano
* Bantamweight bout: United States Damacio Page vs. United States Demetrious Johnson
Preliminary Card
* Featherweight bout: Brazil Raphael Assunção vs. United States LC Davis
* Lightweight bout: Nigeria Anthony Njokuani vs. United States Edward Faaloloto
* Lightweight bout: United States Zach Micklewright vs. United States Dustin Poirier
* Bantamweight bout: United States Clint Godfrey vs. United States Michael McDonald
* Featherweight bout: United States Cub Swanson vs. United States Mackens Semerzier
* Featherweight bout: Canada Yves Jabouin vs. United States Brandon Visher
Background
Urijah Faber was originally scheduled to make his bantamweight debut against Japanese striker Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 50. However, Faber was forced off the card with an injury. As a result, Mizugaki was also pulled from the event.
A bout between Bart Palaszewski and Kamal Shalorus was expected to take place at this event, but the bout is now targeted for December at WEC 53 after Shalorus injured his hand.
Brian Bowles was expected to face Wagnney Fabiano at this event but was forced off the card with an injury[6] and replaced by Joseph Benavidez
Eddie Wineland was expected to face Damacio Page at this event, but Wineland was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Demetrious Johnson