WEC 37

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Date December 3, 2008 Attendance 643		City Las Vegas, Nevada Total gate $90,125

Promotion World Extreme Cagefighting Venue Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

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.

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.

The Mark Munoz-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.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.

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.

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