Kenji Osawa was originally scheduled to face Rani Yahya at this event, but was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by WEC newcomer John Hosman.[3]
The event drew an estimated 670,000 viewers on Versus.[4]
^Originally ruled a split decision (29–28, 28-29, 29–28) victory for Province, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Province tested positive for a banned substance during a post fight screening.[5]
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.[7]
Brian Bowles: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $26,000
Dominick Cruz: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Joseph Benavidez: $12,500
Danny Castillo: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Lamas: $4,000
Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Leonard Garcia: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Jameel Massouh: $3,000
Ed Ratciff: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Phil Cardella: $3,000
Rani Yahya: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. John Hosman: $3,000
Diego Nunes: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Dias: $4,000
LC Davis: $10,000 ($$5,000 win bonus) def. Javier Vasquez: $6,000
^ Roller was contracted to earn $10,000 in show money, while Hicks was scheduled to make $8,000. When Hicks was unable to make the contracted weight of 156 pounds at Saturday's weigh-ins, the two parties agreed to a catchweight bout of 159 pounds, and Roller was awarded 15 percent (or $1,200) of his opponent's show money.[8]
Joseph Benavidez vs. 
Rani Yahya
