WEC 25

Infobox MMA event
name = WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope


promotion = World Extreme Cagefighting
date = January 20, 2007
venue = Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
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"WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope" was the first mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on January 20, 2007. "WEC 25"'s main event was a championship fight for the vacant WEC Lightweight Title, between rivals Rob McCullough and Kit Cope. The co-main event was a WEC Featherweight Title bout between champion, Urijah Faber and challenger Joe Pearson.

Results

Lightweight Bout: flagicon|USARichard Crunkilton vs. flagicon|USAMike Joy

Crunkilton defeats Joy by submission due to an Anaconda Choke at the 4:23 mark of the third round.

Bantamweight Bout: flagicon|USAAntonio Banuelos vs. flagicon|USAMike French

Banuelos defeats French by unanimous decision.

Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USACarlos Condit vs. flagicon|USAKyle Jensen

Condit defeats Jensen by submission due to a Rear Naked Choke at the 2:10 mark of the first round.

Welterweight Bout: flagicon|USAAlex Karalexis vs. flagicon|MexicoOlaf Alfonso

Karalexis defeats Alfonso by TKO due to a referee stoppage at the 3:53 mark of the second round.

Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USABrendan Seguin vs. flagicon|USAFernando Gonzalez

Seguin defeats Gonzalez by unanimous decision.

Middleweight Bout: flagicon|USALogan Clark vs. flagicon|USABlas Avena

Clark defeats Avena by TKO due to a referee stoppage at the 4:23 mark of the third round.

Welterweight Bout: flagicon|CanadaJohn Alessio vs. flagicon|USABrian Gassaway

Alessio defeats Gassaway by submission due to a Rear Naked Choke at the 4:50 mark of the first round.

Featherweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USAUrijah Faber vs. flagicon|USAJoe Pearson

Faber successfully defends his title and defeats Pearson by submission due to strikes at the 2:31 mark of the first round.

Lightweight Championship Bout: flagicon|USARob McCullough vs. flagicon|USAKit Cope

In the main event, McCullough wins the vacant WEC Lightweight Title and defeats Kit Cope by submission due to strikes at the 2:52 of the first round.

alaries

The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that Zuffa and the WEC are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.

Although MMA fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that Zuffa and the WEC also pay its fighters, but do not disclose to the athletic commissions (specifically, PPV bonuses for the top PPV main event fighters, which would not apply since this event was not on PPV), are not included in the figures below.

In the listings below, "Title Match & Main Event Fighters" are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show and/or compete in a title fight on a show. "Preliminary Match Fights" are fights that are taped before a show goes on the air, and since this show hasn't aired on TV or PPV, all of the non-main event fights are defined as "Main Card Fights."

Title Match & Main Event Fighters

-Rob McCullough: $20,000 (defeated Kit Cope)
-Urijah Faber: $10,000 (defeated Joe Pearson)
-Kit Cope: $5,000 (lost to Rob McCullough)
-Joe Pearson: $4,000 (lost to Urijah Faber)

Main Card Fighters

-John Alessio: $10,000 (defeated Brian Gassaway)
-Rich Crunkilton: $10,000 (defeated Mike Joy)
-Alex Karalexis: $8,000 (defeated Olaf Alfonso)
-Logan Clark: $8,000 (defeated Blas Avena)
-Carlos Condit: $8,000 (defeated Kyle Jensen)
-Antonio Banuelos: $6,000 (defeated Mike French)
-Brian Gassaway: $4,000 (lost to John Alessio)
-Brendan Seguin: $4,000 (defeated Fernando Gonzalez)
-Olaf Alfonso: $4,000 (lost to Alex Karalexis)
-Mike French: $3,000 (lost to Antonio Banuelos)
-Fernando Gonzalez: $3,000 (lost to Brendan Seguin)
-Kyle Jensen: $3,000 (lost to Carlos Condit)
-Blas Avena: $2,500 (lost to Logan Clark)
-Mike Joy: $2,000 (lost to Rich Crunkilton)

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $114,500

Miscelleaneous

* First WEC show under Zuffa management.
* The WEC Lightweight Title was previously held by Hermes Franca, who had to vacate it in order to continue to compete in the UFC

References

ee also

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=4742 Event Results on Sherdog]
* [http://www.wec.tv/index.html Official WEC website]
* [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3306&zoneid=12 WEC Las Vegas debüt a Success]