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''WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event aired live on the Versus Network. ==Background== WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho fought Chael Sonnen in the co-main event of the evening in a rematch of their WEC 31 title fight, where Filho won via a controversial submission. The rematch was also supposed to be a title bout, but became a non-title fight after Filho failed to make weight. After losing the fight (but not the title) to Sonnen, Filho pledged to mail the belt to Sonnen,〔(Filho to Give Up WEC Belt ). Fighters.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.〕 but the division was absorbed into the UFC on December 3, before future plans for the title could be determined, making this the last middleweight fight in WEC history. Danillo Villefort was supposed to make his WEC debut against Jake Rosholt at this event, but was pulled from the bout after his visa expired.〔(Visa issues prevent Danillo Villefort vs Jake Rosholt WEC fight and other Hurricane Ike fallout ). MMAMania.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.〕 He was replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Nissen Osterneck. This event was originally scheduled for September 10, 2008 but was postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ike. () The event drew an estimated 497,000 viewers on Versus.〔http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-36-faber-vs-brown〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WEC 36」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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