Mario Rivera

WEC 22: The Hitman was an exhibition mixed martial arts event held on July 8, 2006. WEC 22 was also known as the Ryan Bennett Memorial Card in memory of the sportscaster and MMA journalist who died two months prior to the event. With all fights classed as exhibitions, none of the fighters' professional records were affected.

The inaugural event was held on February 10, 2007. The event was held by Strikeforce and took place at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

WEC 23: Hot August Fights was a mixed martial arts event held on August 17, 2006. WEC 23's main event was a championship fight for the WEC Light Heavyweight Title between champion Lodune Sincaid and challenger Doug Marshall.