Will Kerr (born October 21, 1982) is a retired

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. A professional competitor from 2005 until 2010, he competed for

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Mixed martial arts career

World Extreme Cagefighting

Kerr made his WEC debut against

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in November 2009 at

WEC 44 ''WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting. It took place on November 18, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background Anthony Pettis was originally slated to face Rob McCullou ...

, replacing an injured

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, where he lost via TKO in the first round. Kerr then faced

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on June 20, 2010, at

WEC 49 ''WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Background WEC 49 was the only event the organization had held outsi ...

. He won the fight via submission (armbar) in the first round. Kerr faced

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on December 16, 2010, at

WEC 53 ''WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on December 16, 2010 at Jobing.com Arena in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona. The event was the first time that Zuffa has h ...

. He lost the fight via KO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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