WEC 32

WEC 32: New Mexico was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) that took place on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. For the first time under Zuffa ownership, the show was held in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and not the usual spot of Las Vegas, Nevada. The event drew an estimated 268,000 viewers on Versus, a record low for the WEC.^[1]

WEC 32: New Mexico
The poster for WEC 32: New Mexico
Promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
Date	February 13, 2008
Venue	Santa Ana Star Center
City	Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Attendance	4,648
Event chronology
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran WEC 32: New Mexico WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann

Jesse Moreng was originally slated to face the debuting Scott Jorgensen at this event, but withdrew from the bout due to a leg injury and was replaced by WEC newcomer Damacio Page.^[2]

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 WEC Welterweight Championship.
2. For the WEC Lightweight Championship.
3. For the WEC Bantamweight Championship.
4. The fight was originally announced as a split draw, Banuelos 29–28, 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.

See also

• World Extreme Cagefighting
• List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
• List of WEC events
• 2008 in WEC

External links

• Official WEC website