''WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson'' was a

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

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 ...

. The event took place on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at the

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. The event aired live on the Versus Network. The main event featured the WEC

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

title fight between champion,

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight C ...

, and challenger,

Brock Larson Brock Orville Larson (born August 23, 1977) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2016, Larson has formerly competed for the U ...

. The show also featured the

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debut of

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veteran

Paulo Filho Paulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho (; born May 24, 1978), is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist who last competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor from 2000 until 2014, Fil ...

as he fought

Joe Doerksen Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 1999 until 2014, he fought in the UFC, WEC, IFL, King of the Cage, Aggression Fighting Championship, World Victory Road, RINGS, SuperBra ...

for the vacant WEC

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title.

Results

Reported Payouts

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the

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. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC. *Carlos Condit: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Brock Larson: $12,000 *Paulo Filho: $50,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Joe Doerksen: $30,000 *Jeff Curran: $10,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Stephen Ledbetter: $5,000 *Jamie Varner: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Sherron Leggett: $4,000 *Hiromitsu Miura: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Fernando Gonzalez: $3,000 *Antonio Banuelos: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Justin Robbins: $2,000 *Eric Schambari: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Logan Clark: $6,000 *Steve Cantwell: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Justin McElfresh: $3,000 *Blas Avena: $4,500 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Tiki Ghosn: $5,000

External links

Official WEC website

References

WEC 29 Fight Card
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Results

Reported Payouts

See also

External links

References