WEC 36 was held by World Extreme Cagefighting on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event aired live on the Versus Network (and TSN2 in Canada). WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho fought again against Chael Sonnen in the main event of the evening. The fight was supposed to be a title bout for the belt but was changed to a regular bout after Filho failed to make to make weight. WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber also put his belt on the line against Mike Brown. The event was originally scheduled for September 10, 2008 but was postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ike.
| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
| 1 | Rani Yahya | Yoshiro Maeda | Submission (Guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:30 |
| 2 | Danny Castillo | Rafael Dias | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:54 |
| 3 | Carmelo Marrero | Steve Steinbeiss | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 4 | Jose Aldo | Jonathan Brookins | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 0:45 |
| 5 | Aaron Simpson | David Avellan | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:18 |
| 6 | Donald Cerrone | Rob McCullough | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 7 | Jake Rosholt | Nissen Osterneck | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:48 |
| 8 | Leonard Garcia | Jens Pulver | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:12 |
| 9 | Chael Sonnen | Paulo Filho | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 10 | Mike Thomas Brown | Urijah Faber | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:23 |
WEC 36 Pay Scale
Paulo Filho – $30,750
Chael Sonnen – $29,250 + $19,000 win bonus
Urijah Faber – $14,000
Mike Thomas Brown – $9,000 + $9,000 win bonus
Jens Pulver – $33,000
Leonard Garcia – $10,000 + $10,000 win bonus
Nissen Osterneck – $4,000
Jake Rosholt – $11,000 + $11,000 win bonus
Rob McCullough – $18,000
Donald Cerrone – $7,000 + $7,000 win bonus
Aaron Simpson – $5,000 + $5,000 win bonus
David Avellan – $3,000
Jose Aldo – $4,000 + $4,000 win bonus
Jonathan Brookins – $3,000
Carmelo Marrero – $4,000 + $4,000 win bonus
Steve Steinbeiss – $6,000
Danny Castillo – $3,000 + $3,000 win bonus
Rafael Dias – $3,000
Rani Yahya – $6,000 + $6,000 win bonus
Yoshiro Maeda – $6,000