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 | ||||
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 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 | ||||
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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
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| 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] |
- ^ For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the WEC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the WEC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
- ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.