Completed MMA Event
WEC 31: Faber vs Curran
- Wednesday 12.12.2007
- U.S. Broadcast: Versus
- Promotion: WEC
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Todd Harris, Frank Mir
- Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
- Post-Fight Interviews: Frank Mir
- TV Ratings: 629,000 viewers
- MMA Bouts: 9
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Fight Card
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WEC Featherweight Championship
Submission, Guillotine Choke
4:34 Round 2 of 5, 9:34 Total9
Main Event
145
5 x 5 | Pro
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WEC Middleweight Championship
Submission, Armbar
4:55 Round 2 of 5, 9:55 Total7
Main Card
185
5 x 5 | Pro
Referees
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Mario Yamasaki
Faber vs. Curran (9), Alessio vs. Moore (5), Bowles vs. Galvão (2) -
Steve Mazzagatti
Pulver vs. Swanson (8), Marshall vs. Gandulla (6), Ratcliff vs. Karalexis (3) -
Josh Rosenthal
Filho vs. Sonnen I (7), Baker vs. Schambari (4), Valencia vs. McCall (1)
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WEC 31 Wiki
In the biggest WEC event yet for the growing promotion, WEC 31 featured three title fights in the Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, and Featherweight divisions, respectively. Doug Marshall defended his Light Heavyweight Championship with a first-round Armbar of Ariel Gandulla, Paulo Filho defended his Middleweight Championship with a second-round, come-from-behind Armbar of Chael Sonnen, and Urijah Faber, the most bankable star in the promotion, earned the biggest win to date in his career with a second-round Guillotine Choke of Jeff Curran.
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver made his promotional debut on the card, submitting Cub Swanson with an Anaconda Choke in the first round. This would be the only victory of Pulver’s WEC career.
