WEC 28: WrekCage 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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Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
Date | June 3, 2007 | |||
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Results
Preliminary Card
Featherweight bout: Mike French vs. Jeff Bedard
- Bedard defeated French via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Bantamweight bout: Brian Bowles vs. Charlie Valencia
- Bowles defeated Valencia via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:50 of Round 2.
Featherweight bout: Micah Miller vs. Cub Swanson
- Swanson defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Welterweight bout: Alex Serdyukov vs. John Alessio
- Alessio defeated Serdyukov via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:17 of Round 1. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
Welterweight bout: Brock Larson vs. Kevin Knabjian
- Brock Larson defeated Knabjian via TKO (punches) at 0:27 of Round 1. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
Main card
Light Heavyweight bout: Craig Zellner vs. Brian Stann
- Stann defeated Zellner via TKO (punches) at 4:57 of Round 1.
Lightweight bout: Josh Smith vs. Alex Karalexis
- Karalexis defeated Smith via majority decision (28–28, 29–27, 29–27).
Featherweight bout: Rani Yahya vs. Mark Hominick
- Yahya defeated Hominick via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:19 of Round 1.
Featherweight Championship bout: Urijah Faber vs. Chance Farrar
- Faber defeating Farrar via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:19 of Round 1 to retain WEC Featherweight Championship.
Purses
The disclosed fighter payroll for WEC 28 was $134,000. [1] The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts includes the payment amounts for show and win. but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses.
- Urijah Faber: $20,000 (defeated Chance Farrar)
- Chance Farrar: $4,000 (lost to Urijah Faber)
- Alex Karalexis: $10,000 (defeated Josh Smith)
- Rani Yahya: $10,000 (defeated Mark Hominick)
- Brian Stann: $8,000 (defeated Craig Zellner)
- Mark Hominick: $6,000 (lost to Rani Yahya)
- Craig Zellner: $2,000 (lost to Brian Stann)
- Josh Smith: $1,000 (lost to Alex Karalexis)
- John Alessio: $18,000 (defeated Alex Serdyukov)
- Brock Larson: $16,000 (defeated Kevin Knabjian)
- Cub Swanson: $8,000 (defeated Micah Miller)
- Alex Serdyukov: $6,000 (lost to John Alessio)
- Jeff Bedard: $6,000 (defeated Mike French)
- Charlie Valencia: $6,000 (lost to Brian Bowles)
- Brian Bowles: $4,000 (defeated Charlie Valencia)
- Micah Miller: $4,000 (lost to Cub Swanson)
- Mike French: $3,000 (lost to Jeff Bedard)
- Kevin Knabjian: $2,000 (lost to Brock Larson)
See also
References
- ^ Trembow, Ivan (2007-06-04). "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR WEC 28". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2008-02-21]].
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