Tickets for the upcoming World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) show at the "The Pearl" from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. on Dec. 19, are scheduled to go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. ET.

WEC Newsletter subscribers can pick up their pre-sale tickets a day early, starting today, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET. To take advantage of pre-sale tickets, users must register for the WEC newsletter through WEC.tv.

The featured bout on the card will be a match-up between lightweight contenders Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Ed "9mm" Ratcliff. For Cerrone this will be his third main event fight of 2009. For Ratcliff, he'll be making his second start since sitting out almost a year and a half after suffering the first loss of his career to Marcus Hicks at WEC 33.

Co-headlining the event will be two of the most exciting fighters in the promotion's 135 pound division clashing in a battle of wrestler vs. Jiu-Jitsu player when Joseph Benavidez and Rani Yahya lock horns.

Former International Fight League standout Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki is also in line to make his WEC debut on this card opposite knockout artist Anthony Njokuani.

WEC 45 tickets can also be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). The WEC 45 main card will air live on Versus at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT on fight night.

To check out the current line up at rumors for WEC 45 click here.