WEC 37 took place on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network.
The main event of the evening featured Miguel Torres against against Manny Tapia for the WEC Bantamweight Championship title. In addition, former IFL standout Wagnney Fabiano made his WEC debut on this card. Also on the card was a battle of two Oklahomans, Team Takedown member and former Oklahoma State University wrestler Shane Roller and Tulsa native Mike Budnik.
Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
1 | Shane Roller | Mike Budnik | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:01 |
2 | Cub Swanson | Hiroyuki Takaya | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
3 | Bart Palaszewski | Alex Karalexis | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:11 |
4 | Diego Nunes | Cole Province | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
5 | Mark Munoz | Ricardo Barros | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:26 |
6 | Johny Hendricks | Justin Haskins | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:52 |
7 | Joseph Benavidez | Danny Martinez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
8 | Brian Bowles | Will Ribeiro | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 1:11 |
9 | Wagnney Fabiano | Akitoshi Tamura | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 3 | 4:48 |
10 | Miguel Torres | Manny Tapia | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | 2 | 3:04 |
WEC conitues to put on solid, exciting fights, though my biggest complaint is that we only get about 4 fights, since their broadcasts are only scheduled for two hours.
WEC 37 Salaries
Miguel Torres: $44,000 (including $22,000 win bonus)
Manny Tapia: $6,000
Wagnney Fabiano: $22,000 (including $11,000 win bonus)
Akitoshi Tamura: $6,000
Brian Bowles: $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus)
Will Ribeiro: $4,000
Joseph Benavidez: $17,000 (including $8,500 win bonus)
Danny Martinez: $2,000
Johny Hendricks: $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus)
Justin Haskins: $3,000
Mark Munoz: $20,000 (including $10,000 win bonus)
Ricardo Barros: $3,000
Diego Nunes: $6,000 (including $3,000 win bonus)
Cole Province: $3,000
Bart Palaszewski: $8,000 (including $4,000 win bonus)
Alex Karalexis: $8,000
Cub Swanson: $10,000 (including $5,000 win bonus)
Hiroyuki Takaya: $5,500
Shane Roller: $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus)
Mike Budnik: $4,000