WEC 37

{{Infobox MMA event

|name= WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia

|image=WEC37poster-1.jpg

|promotion=World Extreme Cagefighting

|date=December 3, 2008

|venue=Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

|city=Las Vegas, Nevada

|attendance=643

|gate=$90,125

|buyrate=

|previousevent=WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown

|followingevent=WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/13275/wec-37-televised-card-announced.mma |title=WEC 37 televised card announced {{!}} MMAjunkie.com |website=mmajunkie.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103231229/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13275/wec-37-televised-card-announced.mma |archive-date=2009-01-03}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-37-torres-vs-tapia|title = WEC 37: Torres vs Tapia | MMA Event}}

Results

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight

| Miguel Torres (c)

|def

| Manny Tapia

|TKO (punches)

|3:04

|For the Bantamweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

| Wagnney Fabiano

|def

| Akitoshi Tamura

|Submission (arm-triangle choke)

|4:48

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight

| Brian Bowles

|def

| Will Ribeiro

|Submission (guillotine choke)

|1:11

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight

| Joseph Benavidez

|def

| Danny Martinez

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

|5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

| Johny Hendricks

|def

| Justin Haskins

|TKO (strikes)

|0:43

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

| Mark Muñoz

|def

| Ricardo Barros

|TKO (strikes)

|2:26

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

| Diego Nunes

|def

| Cole Province

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

|5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

| Bart Palaszewski

|def

| Alex Karalexis

|TKO (punches)

|1:11

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

| Cub Swanson

|def

| Hiroyuki Takaya

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

|5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

| Shane Roller

|def

| Mike Budnik

|Submission (guillotine choke)

|1:01

}}

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/wec-37-fighter-salaries-and-bonuses-2|title=WEC 37 FIGHTER SALARIES AND BONUSES

|publisher=mmaweekly.com|date=2008-12-04}}

Fight of the Night: {{flagicon|USA}} Cub Swanson vs. {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Takaya
Knockout of the Night: {{flagicon|Poland}} Bart Palaszewski
Submission of the Night: {{flagicon|USA}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mmaconvert.com/2008/12/04/wec-37-fighter-salaries-purses-bonuses/|title=WEC 37 'Torres vs Tapia' Fighter Payouts|work=mmaconvert.com |access-date=December 4, 2008}}

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