WEC 36
Encyclopedia
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
.
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 3rd, before future plans for the title could be determined, making this the last middleweight fight in WEC history.
WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber
also put his belt on the line against Mike Brown
. The 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
.
^ Filho was forced to surrender 25 percent of his base pay to Sonnen after failing to make weight for the fight.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
that took place on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is a resort near Hollywood, Florida, located on of the Hollywood Reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The hotel has a tower, a casino, a lagoon-style pool area, fifteen restaurants, sixteen shops, the poker room, a spa, improv comedy club, over ten bars and...
in Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
. The event aired live on the Versus Network
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...
.
WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho
Paulo Filho
Paulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho , is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist as well as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo practitioner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
fought Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
in the co-main event of the evening in a rematch of their WEC 31
WEC 31
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting . The event took place on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and was aired live on the Versus Network....
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 3rd, before future plans for the title could be determined, making this the last middleweight fight in WEC history.
WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber
Urijah Christopher Faber is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. Faber won the WEC featherweight championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until his loss to Mike Brown at WEC...
also put his belt on the line against Mike Brown
Mike Brown (fighter)
Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
. The 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
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...
.
Preliminary card
- Catchweight (137 lb) bout:
Yoshiro MaedaYoshiro MaedaYoshiro Maeda is a Japanese mixed martial artist that has competed for Pancrase, DEEP, Pride, WEC and DREAM. He fought for the WEC Bantamweight Title at WEC 34 against Miguel Torres...
vs.
Rani YahyaRani YahyaRani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
- Yahya defeated Maeda via submission (guillotine chokeGuillotine chokeThe guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
) at 3:30 of round 1.- Lightweight bout: Rafael Dias vs.
Danny CastilloDanny CastilloDaniel "Danny" Alfonso Castillo is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Castillo has made a name for himself fighting in California. He currently fights at lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, and...
- Lightweight bout:
- Castillo defeated Dias via TKO (strikes) at 2:54 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Carmelo MarreroCarmelo MarreroCarmelo Marrero is an American mixed martial artist with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses. He is best known for handing UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo his first loss inside the octagon....
vs. Steve SteinbeissSteve SteinbeissSteve Steinbeiss is an American mixed martial artist who recently fought in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Marrero defeated Steinbeiss via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)
- Featherweight bout: José AldoJose AldoJosé Aldo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the first and current UFC Featherweight Champion...
vs. Jonathan BrookinsJonathan BrookinsJonathan Brookins is a mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Brookins has mostly fought in Florida, as well as competing in The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck...
- Featherweight bout:
- Aldo defeated Brookins via TKO (strikes) at 0:45 of round 3.
- Middleweight bout: David AvellanDavid AvellanDavid Avellan is an American grappler and professional mixed martial artist who has fought for World Extreme Cagefighting and bodogFight promotions. David recently competed in the 2009 ADCC World Championship Barcelona, later winning a Bronze Medal...
vs. Aaron SimpsonAaron Simpson (fighter)Aaron Michael Simpson is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before starting his mixed martial arts career, Simpson was a standout wrestler. In high school, Simpson compiled a 142–1 record wrestling for Antelope Union High School...
- Middleweight bout:
- Simpson defeated Avellan via KO (punch) at 0:18 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast.
- Lightweight bout: Rob McCulloughRob McCulloughRobert Alexander McCullough IV is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a five-time World Muay Thai Champion, and is a former WEC Lightweight Champion. He currently trains out of Huntington Beach, CA at HB Ultimate Training Center...
vs. Donald CerroneDonald CerroneDonald Anthony Cerrone is an American mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently competes as a lightweight in the UFC...
- Lightweight bout:
- Cerrone defeated McCullough via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–27).
Main card
- Middleweight bout: Jake RosholtJake RosholtJake Rosholt is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler. Rosholt formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship .-Early life:...
vs. Nissen OsterneckNissen OsterneckNissen Osterneck is a Hawaiian mixed martial arts fighter. He currently trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Shane Briggs, at the Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu of Myrtle Beach facility. He holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has also trained with Muay Thai world champion Maurice Travis...
- Rosholt defeated Osterneck via TKO (punches) at 3:48 of round 2.
- Featherweight bout: Jens PulverJens PulverJens Johnnie Pulver is an American mixed martial artist . He was the first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion and was a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, which aired on Spike TV. He was formerly signed as a featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting , which is...
vs. Leonard GarciaLeonard GarciaLeonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
- Featherweight bout:
- Garcia defeated Pulver via TKO (punches) at 1:12 of round 1.
- Catchweight (189 lb) bout: Paulo FilhoPaulo FilhoPaulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho , is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist as well as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo practitioner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
vs. Chael SonnenChael SonnenChael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
- Catchweight (189 lb) bout:
- Sonnen defeated Filho via unanimous decision. (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Filho was supposed to defend his Middleweight Championship belt, but missed weight by four pounds, forcing the bout to be a non-title catchweight bout.
- Featherweight Championship bout: Urijah FaberUrijah FaberUrijah Christopher Faber is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. Faber won the WEC featherweight championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until his loss to Mike Brown at WEC...
(c) vs. Mike BrownMike Brown (fighter)Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
- Featherweight Championship bout:
- Brown defeated Faber via TKO (punches) at 2:23 of round 1 to become the new WEC Featherweight champion.
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.- Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Rob McCullough
- Knockout of the Night: Mike Brown and Leonard Garcia
- Submission of the Night: 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: $14,000
- 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
- Jose 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.