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WEC 34
WEC MMA event in 2008
WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 1, 2008, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The main event, announced on WEC 33, was a bout between Jens Pulver and Urijah Faber for the WEC Featherweight Championship. WEC 34 was aired live on Versus.[2][3]
| WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver | ||||
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The poster for WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | June 1, 2008 | |||
| Venue | ARCO Arena | |||
| City | Sacramento, California | |||
| Attendance | 12,682[1] | |||
| Total gate | $738,855[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The event drew an estimated 1,540,000 viewers on Versus, a record high for the WEC.[4]
Richard Crunkilton was originally slated to face Donald Cerrone at this event, but he was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Danny Castillo.[5]
Eric Schambari was originally scheduled to face Tim McKenzie at this event, but was also injured and replaced by the debuting Jeremy Lang.[6]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Urijah Faber (c) | def. | Jens Pulver | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Miguel Torres (c) | def. | Yoshiro Maeda | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Light Heavyweight | Mark Muñoz | def | Chuck Grigsby | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Lightweight | Rob McCullough | def | Kenneth Alexander | Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def | Danny Castillo | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:30 | |
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def | Jeff Curran | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Will Ribeiro | def | Chase Beebe | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Tim McKenzie | def | Jeremy Lang | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 0:40 | |
| Welterweight | Alex Serdyukov | def | Luis Santos | TKO (injury) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def | Alexandre Franca Nogueira | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:22 | |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def | Charlie Valencia | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the WEC Featherweight Championship.
- For the WEC Bantamweight Championship.
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.[7]
- Urijah Faber: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $33,000
- Miguel Torres: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiro Maeda: $6,000
- Mark Munoz: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Chuck Grigsby: $3,000
- Rob McCullough: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Kenneth Alexander: $3,000
- Donald Cerrone: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Danny Castillo: $3,000
- Mike Brown: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $10,000
- Will Ribeiro: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Chase Beebe: $7,000
- Tim McKenzie: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Lang: $4,000
- Alex Serdyukov: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Luis Sapo: $3,000
- José Aldo: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Alexandre Franca Nogueira: $8,000
- Dominick Cruz: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Valencia: $7,000
- Mendoza, Ricardo (2008-06-01). "WEC 34: HOMETOWN HERO FABER EDGES OUT PULVER". MMA Weekly.com. Retrieved 2008-06-01. [dead link]
- "Five Ounces of Pain". Brock Lesnar to fight in August; Faber vs. Pulver for free this summer. Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- "Castillo replaces Crunkilton at WEC 34". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
- "Lang Replaces Schambari Against McKenzie". mmaontap.com. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
- "WEC 34 fighters salaries: Faber, Pulver and McCullough top earners". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2008.