WEC 39 explained

WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia
Promotion:World Extreme Cagefighting
Date:March 1, 2009
City:Corpus Christi, Texas
Attendance:6,100[1]
Gate:$279,950
Previousevent:WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone
Followingevent:WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki

WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on March 1, 2009 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event aired live on the Versus Network. WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown made his first title defense against number one contender Leonard Garcia at this event.

Background

An originally announced title fight rematch between WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit and challenger Brock Larson was cancelled when Larson suffered an injury in training. It was then announced that following this event, the WEC would dissolve their welterweight division into the UFC.

Richard Crunkilton was scheduled to face Bart Palaszewski at this event in what was originally slated to be a WEC Lightweight Championship title eliminator. However, Crunkilton was pulled from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by WEC newcomer Ricardo Lamas.[2]

Justin Haskins was originally slated to face WEC newcomer Douglas Lima at this event, but Lima was forced out of the event due to delays in getting paperwork from the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. Lima was replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Mike Pierce.[3]

WEC featherweight fighter and former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver filled in for Frank Mir on color commentary for this event, joining Todd Harris on the announce team.[4]

The event drew an estimated 531,000 viewers on Versus.[5]

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WEC 39 Bonuses, Attendance, Live Gate Figures . fightnetwork.com. March 2, 2009.
  2. News: February 25, 2009 . March 21, 2012 . Crunkilton injured, replacement Lamas meets Palaszewski at WEC 39 . MMAJunkie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120517095416/http://mmajunkie.com/news/14095/crunkilton-injured-replacement-lamas-meets-palaszewski-at-wec-39.mma . May 17, 2012 .
  3. News: February 12, 2009 . March 21, 2012 . Mike Pierce replaces Douglas Lima in WEC 39 bout with Justin Haskins . MMAJunkie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008031857/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13984/mike-pierce-in-for-douglas-lima-at-wec-39.mma . October 8, 2011 .
  4. News: June 28, 2009 . November 3, 2011 . WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia review . The Sports Oratory.
  5. http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-39-brown-vs-garcia WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia | MMA Event Page | Tapology
  6. Web site: WEC 39 bonuses worth $7,500 go to Hendricks, Serdyukov, Page and Brown . mmajunkie.com . 2009-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111111054539/http://mmajunkie.com/news/14143/wec-39-bonuses-worth-7500-go-to-hendricks-serdyukov-page-and-brown.mma . November 11, 2011 .