WEC 37

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network.

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia
The poster for WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia
Promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
Date	December 3, 2008
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	643
Total gate	$90,125
Event chronology
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone

Background

Former IFL standout Wagnney Fabiano made his WEC debut on this card.

A welterweight contest between Blas Avena and the returning Kevin Knabjian was originally scheduled for the undercard of this event, but it was later cancelled.^[1]

The Mark Muñoz-Ricardo Barros fight was the final light heavyweight bout to be put on by the WEC. The division was absorbed into the UFC following this event.

The event drew an estimated 671,000 viewers on Versus.^[2]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Miguel Torres (c)	def	Manny Tapia	TKO (punches)	2	3:04	[a]
Featherweight	Wagnney Fabiano	def	Akitoshi Tamura	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	4:48
Bantamweight	Brian Bowles	def	Will Ribeiro	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:11
Bantamweight	Joseph Benavidez	def	Danny Martinez	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Johny Hendricks	def	Justin Haskins	TKO (strikes)	2	0:43
Light Heavyweight	Mark Muñoz	def	Ricardo Barros	TKO (strikes)	1	2:26
Featherweight	Diego Nunes	def	Cole Province	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Bart Palaszewski	def	Alex Karalexis	TKO (punches)	2	1:11
Featherweight	Cub Swanson	def	Hiroyuki Takaya	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Shane Roller	def	Mike Budnik	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:01

1. For the Bantamweight Championship.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.^[3]

• Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
• Knockout of the Night: Bart Palaszewski
• Submission of the Night: Brian Bowles

Reported Payouts

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.^[4]

• Miguel Torres: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Manny Tapia: $6,000
• Brian Bowles: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Will Ribeiro: $4,000
• Wagnney Fabiano: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Akitoshi Tamura: $6,000
• Joseph Benavidez: $17,000 ($8,500 win bonus) def. Danny Martinez: $2,000
• Johny Hendricks: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Haskins: $3,000
• Mark Muñoz: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Barros: $3,000
• Diego Nunes: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Cole Province: $3,000
• Bart Palaszewski: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Alex Karalexis: $8,000
• Cub Swanson: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Hiroyuki Takaya: $5,500
• Shane Roller: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mike Budnik: $4,000

See also

• World Extreme Cagefighting
• List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
• List of WEC events
• 2008 in WEC

External links

• Official WEC website