2008 in WEC |
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Information |
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First date | February 13, 2008 |
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Last date | December 3, 2008 |
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Events |
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Total events | 6 |
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Fights |
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Total fights | 61 |
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Title fights | 11 |
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Chronology |
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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] |
Events list
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
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
- ^ For the Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
- ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
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 | |
WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver
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 | |
WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura
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
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
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
WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia
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
See also
References
- ^ "WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.
- ^ "WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015.
- ^ "WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 17, 2015.
- ^ "WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015.
- ^ "WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
- ^ "WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.