''WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar'' was the fourth
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
event held by the
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...
under
Zuffa
Zuffa, LLC () is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta to be the parent entity of the ...
management. The event was held on June 3, 2007. ''WEC 28'' was the first WEC to be aired live on the
Versus Network. The main event was a
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
title defense by WEC Featherweight champion,
Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and actor who is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competed as a bantamweight and formerly competed as a featherweight. He is also the founder of Team Alpha Male, ...
.
Results
Reported payouts
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
Nevada State Athletic Commission
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, ...
. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.
*Urijah Faber: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Chance Farrar:$4,000
*Rani Yahya: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Mark Hominick: $6,000
*Alex Karalexis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. John Smith: $1,000
*Brian Stann: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Craig Zellner: $2,000
*Brock Larson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Knabjian: $2,000
*John Alessio: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Alex Serdyukov: $6,000
*Cub Swanson: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Micah Miller $4,000
*Brian Bowles: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Valencia $6,000
*Jeff Bedard: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Mike French: $3,000
See also
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World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...
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List of WEC champions
This is a list of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) champions at each weight class.
In December 2006 World Extreme Cagefighting was bought by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, to concentrate on the four ...
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List of WEC events
This is a list of is of mixed martial arts events held by World Extreme Cagefighting. The first event, WEC 1, took place on June 30, 2001. The first event held under Zuffa management, WEC 25, took place on January 20, 2007. The final event, WEC 53 ...
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2007 in WEC
The year 2007 is the 7th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 WEC held 7 events beginning with, ''WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope''.
Title fights
Ev ...
References
External links
Official WEC websiteOfficial Sherdog fight card
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Mixed martial arts in Las Vegas
2007 in sports in Nevada
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