Will Ribeiro

• Born-                                Campo Grande, Brazil
• Age-                                  28
• Height-                             5’8″ (173 cm)
• Weight-                            135 (62 kg)
• MMA Record-                   8-1
• Fighting out of-                Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
• Strengths-                        Stand up, punching power 
• Team/Association-         Boxe Thai 

Last 3 fights

• Win against Chase Beebe at WEC 34
• Win against Andre Lobo via KO at Shooto 5
• Win against William Vianna via KO at Shooto 4

Brian Bowles

• Born-                                West Virginia, USA
• Age-                                  31
• Height-                             5’7″ (170 cm)
• Weight-                            135 (62 kg)
• MMA Record-                  10-1
• Fighting out of-                Athens, GA
• Strengths-                        Well rounded, strong 
• Team/Association-         Hardcore Gym

Last 8 fights

• Win against Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision at UFC 132
• Win against Damacio Page via guillotine choke at UFC on Versus 3
• Loss against Dominick Cruz via TKO at WEC 47
• Win against Miguel Torres via KO at WEC 42
• Win against Will Ribeiro guillotine choke at WEC 37
• Win against Damacio Page via guillotine choke at WEC 35
• Win against Marcos Galvao via KO at WEC 31
• Win against Charlie Valencia via rear naked choke at WEC 28

Akitoshi Tamura

• Nickname-                      ”Ironman”
• Born-                                Japan
• Age-                                  28
• Height-                             5’9″ (176 cm)
• Weight-                            145 (66 kg)
• MMA Record-                  12-6-2
• Fighting out of-                Hyogo, Japan 
• Strengths-                        Well rounded 
• Team/Association-         Tsudanuma  Dojo

Last 3 fights

• Win against Rumina Sato via North-South choke at Shooto Tradition 1
• Loss against Hideki Kadowaki at Shooto- Back on our Roots 8
• Win against Takeshi Inoue at Shooto- Back to our Roots 3 

Waggney Fabiano

• Nickname-                      ”The Silencer” 
• Born-                                Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
• Age-                                  33
• Height-                             5’6″ (168 cm)
• Weight-                            145 (66 kg)
• MMA Record-                  10-1
• Fighting out of-                Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
• Strengths-                        Submissions, ground game 
• Team/Association-         Nova Uniao 

Last 3 fights

• Win against Shad Lierley via KO at IFL- New Battles 2
• Win against LC Davis via armbar at IFL- Grand Prix Finals
• Win against John Gunderson via guillotine choke at IFL- Grand Prix Semis

Joseph Benavidez

• Age-                                  28
• Height-                             5′ (173 cm)
• Weight-                            135 (61 kg)
• MMA Record-                  9-0
• Fighting out of-                Sacramento, CA
• Strengths-                        Submissions, wrestling

Last 3 fights

• Win against Junya Kudo via guillotine choke at Dream 5
• Win against Maurice Eazel via rear naked choke at PFC 8
• Win against Jason Georgianna via guillotine choke at PFC 6

Danny Martinez  

• Born-                                Tempe, AZ, USA
• Age-                                  24
• Height-                             5’8″ (173 cm)
• Weight-                            145 (66 kg)
• MMA Record-                  12-2
• Strengths-                        Boxing
• Team/Association-         Southwest MMA

Last 3 fights

• Win against Joey Marimberga via at EVO MMA 
• Win against Justin Cruz via TKO at TC 31
• Win against Felipe Chavez via guillotine choke at RITC 113

Miguel Angel Torres vs. Manny Tapia

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Torres (-600)
• Tapia   (+400) 

Betus.com Odds

• Torres (-500)
• Tapia   (+300)

Torres vs. Tapia Prediction Page

Brian Bowles vs. Will Ribeiro

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Bowles  (-160)
• Ribeiro (+130)

Waggney Fabiano vs. Akitoshi Tamura

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Fabiano  (-450)
• Tamura  (+300)

Fabiano vs. Tamura Prediction Page

Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Benavidez  (-290)
• Martinez    (+230)

Benavidez vs. Martinez Prediction Page

Bart Palaszewski vs. Alex Karalexis

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Palaszewski   (-260)
• Karalexis       (+200)

Palaszewski vs. Karalexis Prediction Page

Johny Hendricks vs. Justin Haskins

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Hendricks (-550)
• Haskins     (+350)

Mark Munoz vs. Ricardo Barros 

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Munoz  (-800)
• Barros  (+500)

Blas Avena vs. Kevin Knabjian

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Avena      (-180)
• Knabjian  (+150)

Diego Nunes vs. Cole Province

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Nunes      (-185)
• Province  (+155)

Cub Swanson vs. Hiroyuki Takaya

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Swanson (-185)
• Takaya   (+155)

Shane Roller vs. Mike Budnik 

Sportsbook.com Odds

• Roller   (-280)
• Budnik (+220)

Event: WEC 37 – Torres vs. Tapia

Date: Wednesday December 3 ,2008

Venue: The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Nevada

Broadcast: Live on Versus at 8:00 p.m. E.T

Check out the WEC 37 Odds 

• Miguel Angel Torres (33-1) vs. Manny Tapia (9-0-1) (Main Event)
• Brian Bowles (5-0) vs. Will Ribeiro (8-1)
• Waggney Fabiano (10-1) vs. Akitoshi Tamura ( 12-6-2)
• Joseph Benavidez (9-0) vs. Danny Martinez (12-2)

Preliminary Card 

• Johnny Hendricks (3-0) vs. Justin Haskins (4-1)
• Mark Munoz (4-0) vs. Ricardo Barros (2-1)
• Blas Avena (5-2) vs. Kevin Knabjian (10-3-1)
• Diego Nunes (10-2) vs. Cole Province (5-0)
• Bart Palaszewski (29-11) vs. Alex Karalexis (9-3)
• Hiroyuki Takaya (9-5-1) vs. Cub Swanson (12-2)
• Shane Roller (4-1) vs. Mike Budnik (7-0)

A preview of UFC 93, where Dan Henderson will move up to 205 lbs to take on Rich Franklin. Also on the card Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will be looknig to avenge a 2006 loss to Mark “The Hammer” Coleman.