WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on August 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. The event drew an estimated 423,000 viewers on Versus.[1] The event featured three title fights, the first time a Zuffa, LLC promoted MMA card featured more than two title fights on the same card since UFC 33 in 2001; there would not be another UFC event with more than two until UFC 205 in 2016, after Zuffa had sold the promotion.
| WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | August 3, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 1,006 | |||
| Total gate | $116,900 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Hiroyuki Takaya was originally scheduled for this event, but Swanson pulled out due to a broken hand. Promotional newcomer LC Davis had verbally agreed to replace Swanson, but Takaya did not approve the new matchup, and the bout was removed from the card.[2] The Swanson/Takaya bout was rescheduled for WEC 37 in December 2008, where Swanson won by unanimous decision.
Results
edit| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Carlos Condit (c) | def. | Hiromitsu Miura | TKO (strikes) | 4 | 4:43 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Steve Cantwell | def. | Brian Stann (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:01 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner (c) | def. | Marcus Hicks | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:08 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Brian Bowles | def | Damacio Page | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:30 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Brock Larson | def | Carlo Prater | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:37 | |
| Welterweight | Blas Avena | def | Dave Terrel | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| Featherweight | Josh Grispi | def | Micah Miller | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Lightweight | Shane Roller | def | Todd Moore | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mike Budnik | def | Greg McIntyre | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 3:21 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def | Kenji Osawa | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the Lightweight Championship.
Bonus awards
editFighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.[3]
- Fight of the Night:
Carlos Condit vs.
Hiromitsu Miura
- Knockout of the Night:
- Submission of the Night:
Reported payout
editThe 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.[4]
- Carlos Condit: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Hiromitsu Miura: $5,000
- Steve Cantwell: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Brian Stann: $11,000
- Jamie Varner: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Hicks: $16,000
- Brian Bowles: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Damacio Page: $6,000
- Josh Grispi: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Micah Miller: $5,000
- Brock Larson: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Carlo Prater: $7,000
- Blas Avena: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Dave Terrel: $3,000
- Shane Roller: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Todd Moore: $4,000
- Mike Budnik: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Greg McIntyre: $2,000
- Scott Jorgensen: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Kenji Osawa: $5,000
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "WEC 35: Condit vs Miura | MMA Event".
- ^ "Proposed Davis-Takaya WEC 35 fight scrapped | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-05.
- ^ "WEC 35 Payroll Released". bloodyelbow. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "WEC 35 Payroll Released". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved August 4, 2008.