Former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres was the top paid fighter at Saturday’s WEC 42 event in Las Vegas, receiving $25,000 after losing his title to Brian Bowles via first-round knockout in the evening’s main event.

Bowles, Leonard Garcia, Shane Roller, and Rani Yahya were also among the top earners for the card, while Bowles, Yahya, Dominick Cruz, and Joesph Benavidez received $10,000 “Fight Night” bonuses for their performances at the event.

Brian Bowles became the new WEC bantamweight champion on Sunday in the main event of WEC 42, knocking out 125-pound title-holder and top-ranked pound-for-pound fighter Miguel Torres in the opening round of the main event at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Dominick Cruz, Danny Castillo, Takeya Mizugaki, and Leonard Garcia were also victorious on the WEC 42 main card.

A bantamweight championship bout between title-holder and top pound-for-pound fighter Miguel Torres and challenger Brian Bowles headlines Sunday’s WEC 42 event at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Follow along after the jump for live results from the 11-bout card, which is currently in progress…

WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres and challenger Brian Bowles, who meet in the main event of Sunday’s WEC 42 card in Las Vegas, successfully made weight on Saturday for the headliner.

The rest of the 11-bout card also successfully made weight with the exception of lightweight Marcus Hick

A foot injury has forced bantamweight Kenji Osawa to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Rani Yahya at WEC 42 on August 9 in Las Vegas, according to Versus.com.

John Hosman has agreed to replace Osawa and take on Yahya on short notice on the preliminary card of the Versus-televised event.

Mike Russow def. Jason Guida via submission – Round 1, 2:13
Terry Martin def. Daiju Takase via DQ (groin kicks) – Round 2, 3:35
Forrest Petz def. Brian Gassaway via unanimous decision
Bart Palaszewski def. Jeff Cox via KO – Round 2, 3:07
Rory Markham def. Jay Ellis via submission – Round 1, 0:57
Clay French def. Jemeel Massouh via [...]

Jason Guida (241.5) vs. Mike Russow (243.2)
Daiju Takase (185.8) vs. Terry Martin (185.2)
Forrest Petz (173.4) vs. Brian Gassaway (174.1)
Jeff Cox (154.4) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155.7)
Jay Ellis (161.6) vs. Rory Markham (180.1)
Jemeel Massouh (155.4) vs. Clay French (155.4)
Herc Hayes (265) vs. Kerry Schall (258.6)
Aaron Rosa (205.6) vs. Ron Fields (204.8)
Hector Urbina (185.6) vs. Dave Kleczkowski (186.5)
Dom [...]

Adrenaline MMA has released an updated fight card for their inaugural event, scheduled for June 14th at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois.
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Jeff Monson (23-7) vs. Mike Russow (9-1)
Daiju Takase (7-11) vs. Terry Martin (16-4)
Zac George (11-2) vs. Clay French [...]

UFC and PRIDE veteran Jeff Monson (23-7) will face Chicago policeman and PRIDE veteran Mike Russow (9-1) in the main event of Adrenaline MMA’s debut event, set for June 14th at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois.
The promotion officially announced the main event and the entire 13-bout card for the event earlier today.
The event also [...]