WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver | ||||
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A poster or logo for WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver.
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Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
Date | June 1, 2008 | |||
Venue | ARCO Arena | |||
City | Sacramento, California | |||
Attendance | 12,682 | |||
Total gate | $738,855 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 1, 2008 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The main event, announced on WEC 33, was a bout between Jens Pulver and Urijah Faber for the WEC Featherweight Championship. WEC 34 was aired live on Versus.
The event drew an estimated 1,540,000 viewers on Versus, a record high for the WEC.
Richard Crunkilton was originally slated to face Donald Cerrone at this event, but he was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Danny Castillo.
Eric Schambari was originally scheduled to face Tim McKenzie at this event, but was also injured and replaced by the debuting Jeremy Lang.
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.