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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.
WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope | ||||
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Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
Date | January 20, 2007 | |||
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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A WEC Light Heavyweight Title bout was originally advertised between champion Doug Marshall and Jorge Oliveira, but the bout was later pulled from the card. Marshall would instead make his first title defense against Justin McElfresh at WEC 27 in May 2007.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Rob McCullough | def | Kit Cope | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 2:52 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Featherweight | Urijah Faber (c) | def | Joe Pearson | TKO (Submission to strikes) | 1 | 2:31 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Welterweight | John Alessio | def | Brian Gassaway | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 4:50 | |
Middleweight | Logan Clark | def | Blas Avena | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 4:23 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Brendan Seguin | def | Fernando Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Alex Karalexis | def | Olaf Alfonso | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:53 | |
Welterweight | Carlos Condit | def | Kyle Jensen | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:10 | |
Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def | Mike French | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Richard Crunkilton | def | Mike Joy | Submission (anaconda choke) | 3 | 4:23 |
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.
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