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2008 in WEC

2008 in WEC
A poster or logo for 2008 in WEC.
Information
First dateFebruary 13, 2008
Last dateDecember 3, 2008
Events
Total events6
Fights
Total fights61
Title fights11
Chronology
2007 in WEC 2008 in WEC 2009 in WEC

The year 2008 was the 8th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 WEC held 6 events beginning with, WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater.

Title fights

Title fights in 2008
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Welterweight Carlos Condit (c) def. Carlo Prater Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:48 WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater [a]
Lightweight Jamie Varner def. Rob McCullough (c) TKO (strikes) 3 2:54 WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater [b]
Bantamweight Miguel Torres def. Chase Beebe (c) Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:59 WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater [c]
Light Heavyweight Brian Stann def. Doug Marshall (c) KO (punches) 1 1:35 WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann [d]
Featherweight Urijah Faber (c) def. Jens Pulver Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) 5 5:00 WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver [e]
Bantamweight Miguel Torres (c) def. Yoshiro Maeda TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 5:00 WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver [f]
Welterweight Carlos Condit (c) def. Hiromitsu Miura TKO (strikes) 4 4:43 WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura [g]
Light Heavyweight Steve Cantwell def. Brian Stann (c) TKO (punches) 2 4:01 WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura [h]
Lightweight Jamie Varner (c) def. Marcus Hicks TKO (punches) 1 2:08 WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura [i]
Featherweight Mike Brown def. Urijah Faber (c) TKO (punches) 1 2:23 WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown [j]
Bantamweight Miguel Torres (c) def. Manny Tapia TKO (punches) 2 3:04 WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia [k]
  1. ^ For the Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Lightweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the Welterweight Championship.
  8. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  9. ^ For the Lightweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.
  11. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of WEC events
No. Event Date Venue Location Attendance
37 WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia December 3, 2008 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada 643
36 WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown November 5, 2008 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida 5,227
35 WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura August 3, 2008 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada 1,006
34 WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver June 1, 2008 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California 12,682
33 WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann March 26, 2008 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada
32 WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater February 13, 2008 Santa Ana Star Center Rio Rancho, New Mexico 4,648

WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater

Main article: WEC 32

WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater[1] was an event held on February 13, 2008 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Carlos Condit (c) def. Carlo Prater Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:48 [a]
Lightweight Jamie Varner def Rob McCullough (c) TKO (strikes) 3 2:54 [b]
Bantamweight Miguel Torres def Chase Beebe (c) Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:59 [c]
Bantamweight Manny Tapia def Antonio Banuelos Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 [d]
Preliminary card
Featherweight Micah Miller def Chance Farrar TKO (punches) 1 1:39
Bantamweight Yoshiro Maeda def Charlie Valencia TKO (body kick) 1 2:29 [e]
Bantamweight Damacio Page def Scott Jorgensen Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Coty Wheeler def Del Hawkins Submission (flying armbar) 2 1:57
Featherweight Josh Grispi def Mark Hominick Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:55
Featherweight Leonard Garcia def Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punches) 1 1:31 [f]
  1. ^ For the Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Lightweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  4. ^ The fight was originally announced as a split draw, Banuelos being awarded the victory 29–28 on referee Cecil Peoples' scorecard, and the two others being 30–27 for Tapia and a 28–28 draw, though a scorecard error was realized, and corrected to the ultimate outcome of a split decision for Manny Tapia.
  5. ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
  6. ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.

WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann

Main article: WEC 33

WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann[2] was an event held on March 26, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Brian Stann def. Doug Marshall (c) KO (punches) 1 1:35 [a]
Middleweight Chael Sonnen def Bryan Baker Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-25, 30-25) 3 5:00
Lightweight Marcus Hicks def Ed Ratcliff Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:42
Light Heavyweight Steve Cantwell def Tim McKenzie Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:13
Preliminary card
Welterweight Hiromitsu Miura def Blas Avena KO (punches) 1 2:35
Welterweight Brock Larson def John Alessio Disqualification (illegal knee) 1 1:50
Lightweight Richard Crunkilton def Sergio Gomez Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Alex Serdyukov def Ryan Stonitsch Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:35
Bantamweight Chris Manuel vs. Kenji Osawa Draw (split) (28-29, 29-28, 28-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Logan Clark def Steve Harper TKO (strikes) 1 4:37
  1. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver

Main article: WEC 34

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver[3] was an event held on June 1, 2008 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Urijah Faber (c) def. Jens Pulver Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) 5 5:00 [a]
Bantamweight Miguel Torres (c) def. Yoshiro Maeda TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 5:00 [b]
Light Heavyweight Mark Muñoz def Chuck Grigsby KO (punches) 1 4:15
Lightweight Rob McCullough def Kenneth Alexander Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Danny Castillo Submission (armbar) 1 1:30
Featherweight Mike Brown def Jeff Curran Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Will Ribeiro def Chase Beebe Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Tim McKenzie def Jeremy Lang Submission (triangle choke) 3 0:40
Welterweight Alex Serdyukov def Luis Santos TKO (injury) 1 5:00
Featherweight José Aldo vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira TKO (punches) 2 3:22
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def Charlie Valencia Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.

WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura

Main article: WEC 35

WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura[4] was an event held on August 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Carlos Condit (c) def. Hiromitsu Miura TKO (strikes) 4 4:43 [a]
Light Heavyweight Steve Cantwell def. Brian Stann (c) TKO (punches) 2 4:01 [b]
Lightweight Jamie Varner (c) def. Marcus Hicks TKO (punches) 1 2:08 [c]
Bantamweight Brian Bowles def Damacio Page Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:30
Preliminary card
Welterweight Brock Larson def Carlo Prater TKO (punches) 1 0:37
Welterweight Blas Avena def Dave Terrel TKO (punches) 1 1:07
Featherweight Josh Grispi def Micah Miller TKO (strikes) 0 0:50
Lightweight Shane Roller def Todd Moore Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:00
Lightweight Mike Budnik vs. Greg McIntyre Submission (triangle choke) 3 3:21
Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def Kenji Osawa Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the Lightweight Championship.

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown

Main article: WEC 36

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown[5] was an event held on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Mike Brown def. Urijah Faber (c) TKO (punches) 1 2:23 [a]
Catchweight (189 lb) Chael Sonnen def Paulo Filho Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 [b]
Featherweight Leonard Garcia def Jens Pulver TKO (punches) 1 1:12
Middleweight Jake Rosholt def Nissen Osterneck TKO (punches) 2 3:48
Preliminary card
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Rob McCullough Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Aaron Simpson def David Avellan KO (punch) 1 0:18
Featherweight José Aldo def Jonathan Brookins TKO (strikes) 3 0:45
Light Heavyweight Carmelo Marrero def Steve Steinbeiss Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 1 3:00
Lightweight Danny Castillo vs. Rafael Dias TKO (punches) 2 2:54
Catchweight (137 lb) Rani Yahya def Yoshiro Maeda Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:30
  1. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.
  2. ^ Filho was supposed to defend the Middleweight Championship, but missed weight by four pounds, forcing the bout to be a non-title catchweight bout.

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia

Main article: WEC 37

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia[6] was an event held on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Miguel Torres (c) def. Manny Tapia TKO (punches) 2 3:04 [a]
Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano def Akitoshi Tamura Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 4:48
Bantamweight Brian Bowles def Will Ribeiro Submission (guillotine choke) 3 1:11
Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def Danny Martinez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Welterweight Johny Hendricks def Justin Haskins TKO (strikes) 2 0:43
Light Heavyweight Mark Muñoz def Ricardo Barros TKO (strikes) 1 2:26
Featherweight Diego Nunes def Cole Province Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Bart Palaszewski def Alex Karalexis TKO (punches) 2 1:11
Featherweight Cub Swanson def Hiroyuki Takaya Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Shane Roller def Mike Budnik Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:01
  1. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.

See also

References

  1. ^ "WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
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