Completed MMA Event
WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles
- Sunday 08.09.2009
- U.S. Broadcast: Versus
- Promotion: WEC
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: The Joint at the Hard Rock
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Todd Harris, Frank Mir
- Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
- Post-Fight Interviews: Craig Hummer
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $175,835
- Attendance: 2,082 (Paid: 1,640)
- TV Ratings: 670,000 viewers
- MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card
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Ends in a No Contest, Decision Overturned by NSAC
5:00 Round 3 of 3, 15:00 Total6
Prelim
145
3 x 5 | Pro
Honors & Awards
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Knockout of the NightMiguel Torres vs. Brian Bowles | $10,000 bonus to Bowles
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Fight of the NightJoseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz I | $10,000 bonus to each fighter
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Submission of the NightJohn Hosman vs. Rani Yahya | $10,000 bonus to Yahya
Referees
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Josh Rosenthal
Torres vs. Bowles (11), Curran vs. Mizugaki (8), Hicks vs. Roller (5) -
Steve Mazzagatti
Benavidez vs. Cruz I (10), Garcia vs. Massouh (7), Cardella vs. Ratcliff (4), Dias vs. Nunes (2) -
Herb Dean
Castillo vs. Lamas (9), Paixão vs. Province (6), Hosman vs. Yahya (3), Davis vs. Vazquez (1)
Wiki
WEC 42 Wiki
Entering the cage as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the WEC, Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres would not escape from his WEC 42 main event against undefeated contender Brian Bowles with the belt. After wobbling Bowles early into the fight, Torres engaged without putting up a proper defense and was promptly knocked out at the 3:57 mark of the first round. Even though Torres was finished decisively, most fans believed—as with Faber’s first title loss—that Torres could reclaim the belt in short order. As was the case with Faber, Torres would not find his climb back to the championship as easy as others had anticipated.
