WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 9, 2009, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background Kenji Osawa was originally scheduled to face Rani Yahya at this event, but was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by WEC newcomer John Hosman.
The event drew an estimated 670,000 viewers on Versus.
Results
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.
Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz Knockout of the Night: Brian Bowles Submission of the Night: Rani Yahya
Reported payout The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.
Brian Bowles: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $26,000 Dominick Cruz: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Joseph Benavidez: $12,500 Danny Castillo: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Lamas: $4,000 Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000 Leonard Garcia: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Jameel Massouh: $3,000 Cole Province: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Fredson Paixao: $2,000 Shane Roller: $21,200 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Hicks: $6,800 ^ Ed Ratciff: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Phil Cardella: $3,000 Rani Yahya: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. John Hosman: $3,000 Diego Nunes: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Dias: $4,000 LC Davis: $10,000 ($$5,000 win bonus) def. Javier Vasquez: $6,000
^ Roller was contracted to earn $10,000 in show money, while Hicks was scheduled to make $8,000. When Hicks was unable to make the contracted weight of 156 pounds at Saturday's weigh-ins, the two parties agreed to a catchweight bout of 159 pounds, and Roller was awarded 15 percent (or $1,200) of his opponent's show money.
See also World Extreme Cagefighting List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions List of WEC events 2009 in WEC
References
External links Official WEC website