WEC 28

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WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar
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Promotion World Extreme Cagefighting
DateJune 3, 2007
Venue Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson

WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar was the fourth mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on June 3, 2007. WEC 28 was the first WEC to be aired live on the Versus Network. The main event was a Featherweight title defense by WEC Featherweight champion, Urijah Faber.

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Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Urijah Faber (c)defChance FarrarSubmission (rear naked choke)13:19 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Rani Yahya def Mark Hominick Submission (rear naked choke)11:19
Lightweight Alex Karalexis defJosh SmithDecision (majority) (28–28, 29–27, 29–27)35:00
Light Heavyweight Brian Stann defCraig ZellnerTKO (punches)14:57
Preliminary card
Welterweight Brock Larson def Kevin Knabjian TKO (punches)10:27 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight John Alessio def Alex Serdyukov Submission (guillotine choke)11:17 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Cub Swanson defMicah MillerDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Bantamweight Brian Bowles def Charlie Valencia Submission (rear naked choke)22:50
FeatherweightJeff BedarddefMike FrenchDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
  1. ↑ For the WEC Featherweight Championship.
  2. ↑ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
  3. ↑ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.

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. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Trembow, Ivan (2007-06-04). "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR WEC 28". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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