WEC 30

WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
The poster for WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
Promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
Date	September 5, 2007
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran

WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). The event took place on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on the Versus Network. ^[1]

The event featured a lightweight title match between champion "Razor" Rob McCullough and Richard Crunkilton. ^[1] Additionally, Chase Beebe defended his bantamweight title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Rani Yahya, ^[1] who replaced Manny Tapia on the card after Tapia suffered a knee injury.

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver was scheduled to make his WEC & featherweight debut at this event against Cub Swanson, but was pulled from the card due to a knee injury. The matchup was rescheduled for WEC 31 three months later, where Pulver won by submission. ^[2]

Sergio Gomez was originally slated to face WEC newcomer Donald Cerrone at this event, but was later pulled from the card and replaced by the debuting Kenneth Alexander. ^[3]

Kevin Knabjian was expected to face Blas Avena at this event, but was later replaced by WEC newcomer Joe Benoit ^[4]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Rob McCullough (c)	def	Richard Crunkilton	TKO (strikes)	1	1:29	[a]
Bantamweight	Chase Beebe (c)	def	Rani Yahya	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–45)	5	5:00	[b]
Light Heavyweight	Brian Stann	def	Jeremiah Billington	TKO (strikes)	1	3:07
Bantamweight	Miguel Torres	def	Jeff Bedard	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:30
Preliminary card
Welterweight	John Alessio	def	Marcelo Brito	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Marcus Hicks	def	Scott McAfee	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:13
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def	Jesse Forbes	TKO (strikes)	1	4:15	[c]
Lightweight	Donald Cerrone	def	Kenneth Alexander	Submission (triangle neck crank)	1	0:56	[d]
Welterweight	Blas Avena	def	Joe Benoit	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:29	[e]
Bantamweight	Ian McCall	def	Coty Wheeler	TKO (strikes)	1	4:43

1. For the Lightweight championship.
2. For the Bantamweight championship.
3. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
4. This was later overturned after Cerrone tested positive for a banned substance.
5. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.

Reported Payout

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.

• Rob McCullough: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Richard Crunkilton: $10,000
• Chase Beebe: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Rani Yahya: $6,000
• Brian Stann: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Jeremiah Billington $2,000
• Miguel Torres: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Bedard $4,000
• John Alessio: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Marcelo Brito: $3,000
• Marcus Hicks: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Scott McAfee: $2,000
• Bryan Baker: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Forbes: $4,000
• Donald Cerrone: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Kenneth Alexander: $3,000
• Blas Avena: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Joe Benoit: $2,000
• Ian McCall: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Coty Wheeler: $2,000

See also

• World Extreme Cagefighting
• List of WEC champions
• List of WEC events
• 2007 in WEC

External links

• Official WEC website

References

1. Bolduc, Justin (August 10, 2007). "WEC 30 Takes Shape". Nokaut. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
2. Hunt, Loretta (July 17, 2007). "PM Update – July 17". The Fight Network.
3. "– WEC 30: SEPTEMBER 5 ON VERSUS NETWORK". MMAWeekly.com. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
4. http://www.mmaplayground.com/discussion/topic/complete-wec-card-8937p1.html ^{[ dead link ‍]}