WEC 37

Background

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.

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.

The event drew an estimated 671,000 viewers on Versus.

Results

|Bantamweight | Miguel Torres (c) |def | Manny Tapia |TKO (punches) |2 |3:04 |For the Bantamweight Championship. |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 | |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 |

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/wec-37-fighter-salaries-and-bonuses-2|title=WEC 37 FIGHTER SALARIES AND BONUSES

• Fight of the Night: USA Cub Swanson vs. JPN Hiroyuki Takaya
• Knockout of the Night: Poland Bart Palaszewski
• Submission of the Night: USA Brian Bowles

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.

• Miguel Torres: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Manny Tapia: $6,000
• Brian Bowles: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Will Ribeiro: $4,000
• Wagnney Fabiano: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Akitoshi Tamura: $6,000
• Joseph Benavidez: $17,000 ($8,500 win bonus) def. Danny Martinez: $2,000
• Johny Hendricks: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Haskins: $3,000
• Mark Muñoz: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Barros: $3,000
• Diego Nunes: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Cole Province: $3,000
• Bart Palaszewski: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Alex Karalexis: $8,000
• Cub Swanson: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Hiroyuki Takaya: $5,500
• Shane Roller: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mike Budnik: $4,000

References

References

1. "WEC 37 televised card announced {{!}} MMAjunkie.com".
2. "WEC 37: Torres vs Tapia | MMA Event".
3. "WEC 37 'Torres vs Tapia' Fighter Payouts". mmaconvert.com.