WEC 35

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 2017, after Zuffa had sold the promotion.

WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura
The poster for WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura.
Information
PromotionWorld Extreme Cagefighting
DateAugust 3, 2008
VenueHard Rock Hotel and Casino
CityParadise, Nevada
Attendance1,006
Total gate$116,900
Event chronology
WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown

Background

A 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
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Carlos Condit (c) def. Hiromitsu Miura TKO (strikes) 4 4:43 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Steve Cantwell def. Brian Stann (c) TKO (punches) 2 4:01 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Jamie Varner (c) def. Marcus Hicks TKO (punches) 1 2:08 [lower-alpha 3]
Bantamweight Brian Bowles def Damacio Page Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:30
Preliminary card
Welterweight Brock Larson def Carlo Prater TKO (punches) 1 0:37
Welterweight Blas Avena def Dave Terrel TKO (punches) 1 1:07
Featherweight Josh Grispi def Micah Miller TKO (strikes) 0 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
  1. For the Welterweight Championship.
  2. For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. For the Lightweight Championship.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.[3]

  • Fight of the Night: Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura
  • Knockout of the Night: Brock Larson
  • Submission of the Night: Brian Bowles

Reported payout

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.[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

References
  1. http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-35-condit-vs-miura
  2. http://mmajunkie.com/news/4935/proposed-davis-takaya-wec-35-fight-scrapped.mma
  3. "WEC 35 Payroll Released". bloodyelbow. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  4. "WEC 35 Payroll Released". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
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