Miguel Torres was the top earner at WEC 37 in Las Vegas, according to the salaries released today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Torres, who headlined his first WEC event, earned $44,000, while his opponent Manny Tapia walked away with $6,000.
The salaries listed below are only what the WEC reported to the commission and may not represent a fighter's total earnings.
| Fighter | Base Pay | Win Bonus | Total |
| Miguel Torres |
$22,000
|
$22,000
|
$44,000
|
| Manny Tapia |
$6,000
|
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|
$6,000
|
| Torres def. Tapia via TKO (strikes) - R2 (3:04) | |||
| Wagnney Fabiano |
$11,000
|
$11,000
|
$22,000
|
| Akitoshi Tamura |
$6,000
|
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|
$6,000
|
| Fabiano def. Tamura via submission (head-arm choke) - R3 (4:48) | |||
| Brian Bowles |
$8,000
|
$8,000
|
$16,000*
|
| Will Ribeiro |
$4,000
|
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|
$4,000
|
| Bowles def. Ribeiro via submission (guillotine choke) - R3 (1:11) | |||
| Joseph Benavidez |
$8,500
|
$8,500
|
$17,000
|
| Danny Martinez |
$2,000
|
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|
$2,000
|
| Benavidez def. Martinez via unanimous decision | |||
| Johny Hendricks |
$8,000
|
$8,000
|
$16,000
|
| Justin Haskins |
$3,000
|
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|
$3,000
|
| Hendricks def. Haskins via TKO (strikes) - R2 (0:52) | |||
| Mark Munoz |
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$20,000
|
| Ricardo Barros |
$3,000
|
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|
$3,000
|
| Munoz def. Barros via TKO (strikes) - R1 (2:26) | |||
| Diego Nunes |
$3,000
|
$3,000
|
$6,000
|
| Cole Province |
$3,000
|
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|
$2,000
|
| Nunes def. Province via unanimous decision | |||
| Bart Palaszewski |
$4,000
|
$4,000
|
$8,000*
|
| Alex Karalexis |
$8,000
|
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|
$8,000
|
| Palaszewski def. Karalexis via TKO (strikes) - R2 (1:11) | |||
| Cub Swanson |
$5,000
|
$5,000
|
$10,000*
|
| Hiroyuki Takaya |
$5,500
|
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|
$5,500*
|
| Swanson def. Takaya via unanimous decision | |||
| Shane Roller |
$8,000
|
$8,000
|
$16,000
|
| Mike Budnik |
$4,000
|
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|
$4,000
|
| Roller def. Budnik via submission (guillotine choke) - R1 (1:01) | |||
| Post-Fight Awards (Each winner received a $7,500 bonus in
additional to the pay listed above.)
- Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs. Hiroyuki Takaya |
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