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WEC MMA event in 2008

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Field	Value
name	WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
image	WECFaberBrown.jpg
promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
date	November 5, 2008
venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
city	Hollywood, Florida
attendance	5,227
gate	$563,578
previousevent	WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura
followingevent	WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia
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WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event aired live on the Versus Network.

Background

WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho fought Chael Sonnen in the co-main event of the evening in a rematch of their WEC 31 title fight, where Filho won via a controversial submission. The rematch was also supposed to be a title bout, but became a non-title fight after Filho failed to make weight. After losing the fight (but not the title) to Sonnen, Filho pledged to mail the belt to Sonnen, but the division was absorbed into the UFC on December 3, before future plans for the title could be determined, making this the last middleweight fight in WEC history.

Danillo Villefort was supposed to make his WEC debut against Jake Rosholt at this event, but was pulled from the bout after his visa expired. He was replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Nissen Osterneck.

This event was originally scheduled for September 10, 2008 but was postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ike. http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=14371

The event drew an estimated 497,000 viewers on Versus.

Results

| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def. | Urijah Faber (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:23 | For the WEC Featherweight Championship. | Catchweight (189 lb) | Chael Sonnen | def | Paulo Filho | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | Filho was supposed to defend the Middleweight Championship, but missed weight by four pounds, forcing the bout to be a non-title catchweight bout. | Featherweight | Leonard Garcia | def | Jens Pulver | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:12 | | Middleweight | Jake Rosholt | def | Nissen Osterneck | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:48 | | Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def | Rob McCullough | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-27) | 3 | 5:00 | | Middleweight | Aaron Simpson | def | David Avellan | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:18 | | Featherweight | José Aldo | def | Jonathan Brookins | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:45 | | Light Heavyweight | Carmelo Marrero | def | Steve Steinbeiss | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | | Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def | Rafael Dias | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:54 | | Catchweight (137 lb) | Rani Yahya | def | Yoshiro Maeda | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:30 |

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/wec-36-fighter-salaries-and-award-bonuses-3|title=WEC 36 FIGHTER SALARIES AND AWARD BONUSES |publisher=mmaweekly.com|date=2008-11-07}}

Fight of the Night: USA Donald Cerrone vs. USA Rob McCullough
Knockout of the Night: USA Mike Brown and USA Leonard Garcia
Submission of the Night: BRA Rani Yahya

Reported payouts

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.

Mike Brown: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Urijah Faber: $24,000
Chael Sonnen: $48,250 ($19,000 win bonus) def. Paulo Filho: $30,750 ^
Leonard Garcia: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $33,000
Jake Rosholt: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Nissen Osterneck: $4,000
Donald Cerrone: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Rob McCullough: $18,000
Aaron Simpson: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. David Avellan: $3,000
José Aldo: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Jonathan Brookins: $3,000
Carmelo Marrero: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Steve Steinbeiss: $6,000
Danny Castillo: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Dias: $3,000
Rani Yayha: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiro Maeda: $6,000

^ Filho was forced to surrender 25 percent of his base pay to Sonnen after failing to make weight for the fight.

References

(November 6, 2008). "WEC 36 "Faber vs. Brown" a success at the gate". mmaweekly.com.
[http://www.fighters.com/11/09/filho-to-give-up-wec-belt Filho to Give Up WEC Belt] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-08-10 . Fighters.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.)
[http://www.mmamania.com/2008/10/07/visa-issues-prevent-danillo-villefort-vs-jake-rosholt-wec-fight-and-other-hurricane-ike-fallout/ Visa issues prevent Danillo Villefort vs Jake Rosholt WEC fight and other Hurricane Ike fallout ]. MMAMania.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
"WEC 36: Faber vs Brown | MMA Event".
"- WEC 36 "FABER VS. BROWN" A SUCCESS AT THE GATE - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more".
"WEC 36 fighter salaries and award bonuses". mmaweekly.com.

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