''WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar'' was the fourth
mixed martial arts
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In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by the
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was mad ...
under
Zuffa
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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
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
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title defense by WEC Featherweight champion,
Urijah Faber
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.
Results
Reported payouts
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
Nevada State Athletic Commission
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. 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 (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was mad ...
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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 UFC, to concentrate on the four smaller weight classes under t ...
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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
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As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has symbolic associations in religion, mythology, supers ...
References
External links
Official WEC websiteOfficial Sherdog fight card
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