2001 in World Extreme Cagefighting

The year 2001 was the 1st year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2001 WEC held 2 events beginning with, WEC 1: Princes of Pain.

2001 in WEC
Information
First date	January 8, 2001
Last date	October 4, 2001
Events
Total events	2
Fights
Total fights	23
Chronology
2001 in WEC 2002 in WEC

Events list

Main article: List of WEC events

No.	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
2	WEC 2: Clash of the Titans	October 4, 2001	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
1	WEC 1: Princes of Pain	June 30, 2001	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California

WEC 2: Clash of the Titans

Main article: WEC 2

WEC 2: Clash of the Titans^[1] was an event held on October 4, 2001 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Cole Escovedo	def.	Terry Dull	submission (triangle choke)	1	1:54
	Ryan Ackerman	def.	Rob Cole	TKO (retirement)	2	5:00
	Eric Duus	def.	Kory Hangas	decision	3	5:00
	Benji Radach	def.	Royden Demotta	TKO (punches)	1	1:01
	Charlie Pearson	def.	Nick Agallar	decision	3	5:00
	Jimmy Terrel	def.	Anthony Hamlett	decision	3	5:00
	Leandro Niza	def.	Marcus Blood	TKO (punches)	1	1:20
	Cruz Gomez	def.	David Bancroft	submission (knees)	1	3:37
	Aaron Steed	def.	Josh Houlgate	TKO (punches)	1	1:16
	Rob McCullough	def.	Jesse Heck	TKO (head kick)	1	0:24
	Eric Swartz	def.	Bruce Nelson	submission (punches)	1	0:59
	Philip Perez	def.	Justin Jones	TKO (punches)	1	4:20
	Gan McGee	def.	Ron Faircloth	TKO (punches)	1	0:12

WEC 1: Princes of Pain

Main article: WEC 1

WEC 1: Princes of Pain^[2] was an event held on June 30, 2001 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Cruz Gomez	def.	Isaias Martinez	KO (elbows)	1	4:58
	Leonard Garcia	def.	Victor Estrada	KO (head kick)	2	0:54
	Nick Agallar	def.	Ray Benavides	TKO (punches)	2	4:29
	Chris Sanford	def.	Bobby Martin	KO (punch)	2	0:29
	Phil Ensminger	def.	Gabriel Garcia	TKO (punches)	1	0:59
	Scott Carson	def.	Bryson Haubrick	submission	1	2:20
	Tony Alanis	def.	Bryant Garcia	submission (strikes)	1	1:33
	Lalo Moz	def.	Bruce Nelson	KO (punch)	1	0:08
	Gan McGee	def.	Seth Petruzelli	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:25
	Dan Severn	def.	Travis Fulton	unanimous decision	3	5:00

See also

• World Extreme Cagefighting
• List of WEC events