WEC 34

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
The poster for WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver.
Information
PromotionWorld Extreme Cagefighting
DateJune 1, 2008
VenueARCO Arena
CitySacramento, California
Attendance12,682[1]
Total gate$738,855[1]
Event chronology
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura

Background

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]

Results
Main card
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
  1. For the Featherweight Championship.
  2. For the Bantamweight Championship.

Reported payout

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
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See also

References
  1. Mendoza, Ricardo (2008-06-01). "WEC 34: HOMETOWN HERO FABER EDGES OUT PULVER". MMA Weekly.com. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  2. WEC 34: JUNE 1 IN CALIFORNIA – MMA WEEKLY – Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more
  3. "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.
  4. http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-34-faber-vs-pulver
  5. "Castillo replaces Crunkilton at WEC 34". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  6. "Lang Replaces Schambari Against McKenzie". mmaontap.com. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  7. "WEC 34 fighters salaries: Faber, Pulver and McCullough top earners". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
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