WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada[2] 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.

It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.

[7] ^ 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.