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.
| WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | June 3, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
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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 (c) vs. Chance Farrar
- Faber defeating Farrar via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:19 of round 1 to retain WEC Featherweight Championship.
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]
- Urijah Faber: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Chance Farrar:$4,000
- Rani Yahya: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Mark Hominick: $6,000
- Alex Karalexis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. John Smith: $1,000
- Brian Stann: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Craig Zellner: $2,000
- Brock Larson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Knabjian: $2,000
- John Alessio: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Alex Serdyukov: $6,000
- Cub Swanson: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Micah Miller $4,000
- Brian Bowles: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Valencia $6,000
- Jeff Bedard: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Mike French: $3,000
See also
References
- ^ Trembow, Ivan (2007-06-04). "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR WEC 28". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2008-02-21.