Brown, Cerrone, McCullough, Yahya, and Garcia Earn WEC 36 Bonuses
By: Selina "Dead" Wong Posted On: November 6, 2008 at 5:26pmNew WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Thomas Brown’s (15-4) dethroning of “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-2) via first-round TKO won him the “Knockout of the Night” bonus at WEC 36 in Hollywood, FL, 5 November.
“Cowboy” Donald Cerrone (8-1) versus “Razor” Rob McCullough (16-5) made “Fight of the Night”. Cerrone won the unanimous decision over McCullough.
Rani Yahya’s (12-2) guillotine choke on Yoshiro Maeda (23-6), which ended the fight at 3:30 of round one, was “Submission of the Night”.
Brown, Cerrone, McCullough, and Yahya each earned $7,500 in addition to their regular fight purse.
“Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (11-3) was awarded a separate bonus of $7,500 for his performance versus “Little Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1), according to MMA Weekly. Garcia won via TKO at 1:12 of the first round.
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Anybody know whatever happen with Leonard Garcia after he was arrest in connection with the cocaine ring in Texas? I mean obviously he wasn’t convicted but still….. thats crazy shit man! Congrats on the win by the way!