WEC 33
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.
Background
A rematch for the WEC Middlweight Championship between champion Paulo Filho and Chael Sonnen was advertised for this event, but Filho dropped out three weeks prior to the fight for personal reasons. Sonnen remained on the card, and instead faced Bryan Baker, who was pulled from an undercard bout with Logan Clark to face Sonnen. Clark's new opponent was WEC newcomer Scott Harper. The Filho/Sonnen rematch was later rescheduled for WEC 36 in November 2008.The event drew an estimated 549,000 viewers on Versus.
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.- Brian Stann: $18,000 def. Doug Marshall: $10,000
- Chael Sonnen: $34,000 def. Bryan Baker: $5,000
- Marcus Hicks: $10,000 def. Ed Ratcliff: $7,000
- Steve Cantwell: $8,000 def. Tim McKenzie: $6,000
- Hiromitsu Miura: $8,000 def. Blas Avena: $6,000
- Brock Larson: $24,000 def. John Alessio: $15,000
- Rich Crunkilton: $20,000 def. Sergio Gomez $4,000
- Alex Serdyukov: $12,000 def. Ryan Stonitsch: $3,000
- Chris Manuel: $3,000 vs. Kenji Osawa: $5,000 ^
- Logan Clark: $12,000 def. Scott Harper: $3,000