WEC 42


WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 9, 2009, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

Kenji Osawa was originally scheduled to face Rani Yahya at this event, but was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by WEC newcomer John Hosman.
The event drew an estimated 670,000 viewers on Versus.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.

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 Bowles: $18,000 def. Miguel Torres: $26,000
  • Dominick Cruz: $14,000 def. Joseph Benavidez: $12,500
  • Danny Castillo: $14,000 def. Ricardo Lamas: $4,000
  • Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000 def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
  • Leonard Garcia: $24,000 def. Jameel Massouh: $3,000
  • Cole Province: $6,000 def. Fredson Paixao: $2,000
  • Shane Roller: $21,200 def. Marcus Hicks: $6,800 ^
  • Ed Ratciff: $14,000 def. Phil Cardella: $3,000
  • Rani Yahya: $16,000 def. John Hosman: $3,000
  • Diego Nunes: $8,000 def. Rafael Dias: $4,000
  • LC Davis: $10,000 def. Javier Vasquez: $6,000
^ ''Roller was contracted to earn $10,000 in show money, while Hicks was scheduled to make $8,000. When Hicks was unable to make the contracted weight of 156 pounds at Saturday's weigh-ins, the two parties agreed to a catchweight bout of 159 pounds, and Roller was awarded 15 percent of his opponent's show money.''