WEC 36


WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown was a mixed [martial arts] event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole [Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood|Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino] in Hollywood, Florida. The event aired live on the Versus Network.

Background

WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho fought Chael Sonnen in the co-main event of the evening in a rematch of their WEC 31 title fight, where Filho won via a controversial submission. The rematch was also supposed to be a title bout, but became a non-title fight after Filho failed to make weight. After losing the fight to Sonnen, Filho pledged to mail the belt to Sonnen, but the division was absorbed into the UFC on December 3, before future plans for the title could be determined, making this the last middleweight fight in WEC history.
Danillo Villefort was supposed to make his WEC debut against Jake Rosholt at this event, but was pulled from the bout after his visa expired. He was replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Nissen Osterneck.
This event was originally scheduled for September 10, 2008 but was postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ike.
The event drew an estimated 497,000 viewers on Versus.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.
  • Mike Brown: $18,000 def. Urijah Faber: $24,000
  • Chael Sonnen: $48,250 def. Paulo Filho: $30,750 ^
  • Leonard Garcia: $20,000 def. Jens Pulver: $33,000
  • Jake Rosholt: $22,000 def. Nissen Osterneck: $4,000
  • Donald Cerrone: $14,000 def. Rob McCullough: $18,000
  • Aaron Simpson: $10,000 def. David Avellan: $3,000
  • José Aldo: $8,000 def. Jonathan Brookins: $3,000
  • Carmelo Marrero: $8,000 def. Steve Steinbeiss: $6,000
  • Danny Castillo: $6,000 def. Rafael Dias: $3,000
  • Rani Yayha: $12,000 def. Yoshiro Maeda: $6,000
^ ''Filho was forced to surrender 25 percent of his base pay to Sonnen after failing to make weight for the fight.''