| WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | December 3, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 643 | |||
| Total gate | $90,125 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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.
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. [1]
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.
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Miguel Torres (c) | def | Manny Tapia | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:04 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Wagnney Fabiano | def | Akitoshi Tamura | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 4:48 | |
| Bantamweight | Brian Bowles | def | Will Ribeiro | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:11 | |
| Bantamweight | Joseph Benavidez | def | Danny Martinez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def | Justin Haskins | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 0:43 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Mark Muñoz | def | Ricardo Barros | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 2:26 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def | Cole Province | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bart Palaszewski | def | Alex Karalexis | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:11 | |
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | def | Hiroyuki Takaya | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Shane Roller | def | Mike Budnik | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:01 | |
Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses. [3]
Cub Swanson vs. 
Hiroyuki Takaya
Bart Palaszewski Brian BowlesThe 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. [4]
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