Bantamweight contender Brian Bowles (7-0) remained undefeated in a featured undercard bout, submitting Will Ribeiro (9-2) early in the third round.

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia Results

• Miguel Torres (c) def. Manny Tapia via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:04
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Wagnney Fabiano def. Akitoshi Tamura via submission (arm triangle) — Round 3, 4:48
• Brian Bowles def. Will Ribeiro via submission (guillotine) — Round 3, 1:11
• Joseph Benavidez def. Danny Martinez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Johny Hendricks def. Justin Haskins via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 0:52
• Mark Munoz def. Ricardo Barros via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:26
• Diego Nunes def. Cole Province via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Bart Palaszewski def. Alex Karalexis via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 1:11
• Cub Swanson def. Hirouki Takaya via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Shane Roller def. Mike Budnik via submission (guillotine) — Round 1, 1:01

Torres and Tapia Weigh-In for WEC 37

WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres and 135-pound challenger Mania Tapia were among the 20 fighters who successfully made weight today in Las Vegas for WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia.

The Versus-broadcast event takes place on Wednesday, December 3rd at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

The complete WEC 37 weigh-in results include:

• Miguel Torres (134) vs. Manny Tapia (134)
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Brian Bowles (135) vs. Will Ribeiro (136)
• Wagnney Fabiano (146) vs. Akitoshi Tamura (145)
• Joseph Benavidez (135) vs. Danny Martinez (136)
• Johny Hendricks (171) vs. Justin Haskins (169)
• Mark Munoz (205) vs. Ricardo Barros (205)
• Diego Nunes (146) vs. Cole Province (146)
• Bart Palaszewski (155) vs. Alex Karalexis (156)
• Hiroyuki Takaya (146) vs. Cub Swanson (145)
• Shane Roller (156) vs. Mike Budnik (155)

A bantamweight championship bout headlines the eleven-bout card as 135-pound title-holder Miguel Torres takes on challenger Manny Tapia.

The now-finalized fight card features:

MAIN CARD

• Miguel Torres (c) vs. Manny Tapia
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Brian Bowles vs. Will Ribeiro
• Wagnney Fabiano vs. Akitoshi Tamura
• Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez
• Justin Haskins vs. Johny Hendricks

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Ricardo Barros vs. Mark Munoz
• Blas Avena vs. Kevin Knabjian
• Diego Nunes vs. Cole Province
• Alex Karalexis vs. Bart Palaszewski
• Cub Swanson vs. Hirouki Takaya
• Shane Roller vs. Mike Budnik

MMA Weekly is reporting that Curran had his hand bandaged at UFC 90 over the weekend and has since confirmed with sources that the injury has knocked him off the card. His planned drop from 145-pounds to 135-pounds will instead occur in 2009 once the injury has healed.

“The Big Frog” had won seven-straight bouts over 2006 and 2007, including notable wins over Wagney Fabiano and Rafael Assuncao, but recently dropped back-to-back fright to Urijah Faber and Mike Brown.

Curran was rumored to be facing Chase Beebe at WEC 37 on December 3rd in Las Vegas. The event is scheduled to be headlined by a bantamweight championship clash as current title holder Miguel Torres faces challenger Manny Tapia in the main event.

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