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WEC 8
WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 17, 2003, at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California. The main event saw Cole Escovedo defend the WEC Featherweight title against Anthony Hamlett. Results See also * World Extreme Cagefighting * List of WEC champions * List of WEC events This is a list of is of mixed martial arts events held by World Extreme Cagefighting. The first event, WEC 1, took place on June 30, 2001. The first event held under Zuffa management, WEC 25, took place on January 20, 2007. The final event, WEC 53 ... * 2003 in WEC External links WEC 8 Results at Sherdog.com World Extreme Cagefighting events 2003 in mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts in California Sports in Lemoore, California 2003 in sports in California {{California-sport-stub ...
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World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: , and . To accommodate the smaller fighters, WEC's cage was in diameter— smaller than the standard UFC cage. The smaller cage is now used by UFC for selected events. History Scott Adams and Reed Harris started the organization in 2001. Between 2001 and 2006, most of their events were held at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California, and aired on HDNet. In December 2006, Zuffa purchased WEC. With the purchase, WEC continued as a separate promotion with its own roster of fighters. Adams was retained after the purchase as the organization's matchmaker. Harris and Adams were named co-General Managers and were both active in the new WEC. In 2008, Sean Shelby was named the new match-maker for the promot ...
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Chris Leben
Christian Cyrus Leben (born July 21, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist, referee, and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2002 until 2013, he most notably competed in the UFC in the Middleweight division, compiling a record of 12–10 in 22 appearances for the organization. Leben first appeared in the inaugural season of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' reality series, and also fought in the now-defunct WEC. He began his UFC career with five victories in a row before suffering a knockout loss to future UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, and was known for his toughness and powerful left hand. Leben was the inaugural WEC Middleweight Champion. Background Leben is from Portland, Oregon and has one older brother and one younger sister. He grew up without his father around, and he did not even meet his father until he was 23 years old. Because of this, Leben's mother worked hard for many hours daily as a bartender so that she could support the famil ...
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Mixed Martial Arts In California
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3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th c ...
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List Of WEC Events
This is a list of is of mixed martial arts events held by World Extreme Cagefighting. The first event, WEC 1, took place on June 30, 2001. The first event held under Zuffa management, WEC 25, took place on January 20, 2007. The final event, WEC 53, took place on December 16, 2010. Events Event locations *Total event number: 53 These cities have hosted the following numbers of WEC events as of WEC 53, WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis: * United States (52) : Lemoore, California – 22 : Las Vegas, Nevada – 15 : Sacramento, California – 4 : Glendale, Arizona - 1 : Highland, California – 1 : San Diego, California – 1 : Broomfield, Colorado – 1 : Uncasville, Connecticut – 1 : Hollywood, Florida – 1 : Chicago, Illinois – 1 : Rio Rancho, New Mexico – 1 : Columbus, Ohio – 1 : Corpus Christi, Texas - 1 : San Antonio, Texas - 1 * Canada (1) : Edmonton, Alberta – 1 ---- See also *List of UFC events *List of PRIDE events *List of Strikeforce events *List of K-1 ev ...
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Jason Von Flue
Jason Lee Von Flue (born August 1, 1975) is a former American mixed martial artist who appeared on the second season of ''The Ultimate Fighter''. A professional competitor since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce and King of the Cage. In 2006, at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 against Alex Karalexis, Von Flue successfully applied a unique submission move to counter the guillotine choke that is now commonly referred to as the Von Flue choke. Additionally, since 2017, the "Von Flue choke" has occasionally been referred to as the "Von Preux Choke", due to its usage by Ovince Saint Preux. Mixed martial arts career Early career Von Flue made his professional MMA debut in June 1999, fighting and winning three times in one night on the International Fighting Championships WC 3: Warriors Challenge 3 show. Over the next six years, he amassed a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw while fighting for promotions such as King of the Cage and World Extreme Cagefighting ...
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Ryan Schultz
Ryan James Schultz (born July 4, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in 2013. A professional since 2003, he has competed in the WEC, IFL, and Japan's World Victory Road. He was the last International Fight League Lightweight Champion, competing for Matt Lindland's Portland Wolfpack. Biography Schultz was born and raised in North Platte, Nebraska. He was a member of his high school wrestling team, graduating in 1996. Schultz has a degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska, where he continued to compete in wrestling, coached by Matt Lindland. After graduation, Ryan worked as an apprentice plumber in Colorado, before embarking on his MMA career. Schultz is a member of Team Quest, training with his former wrestling coach and former UFC veteran Matt Lindland. Mixed martial arts career Early career Schultz was entered into his first MMA fight by a friend. The fight took place at Dan Severn's promotion Dangerzone, in April 2004, in North D ...
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Fernando Gonzalez (fighter)
Fernando Esparza Gonzalez (born September 15, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Gonzalez has also competed for the WEC, King of the Cage, Bellator MMA, Absolute Championship Akhmat, and Strikeforce. Also a successful competitor in Muay Thai, Gonzalez is the former WBC National Muay Thai Cruiserweight Champion. Background Born in Escondido, California, Gonzalez began boxing at the age of five. During high school, Gonzalez competed in football and began training in mixed martial arts after graduating at the age of 19. Mixed martial arts career Early career: WEC Gonzalez made his MMA and WEC debut against Mike Castillo on October 17, 2003, at WEC 8. He was victorious via first-round TKO. After going 7–3 in his next ten bouts, Gonzalez returned to the promotion when he faced Jimmy Dexter at WEC 20, defeating him via rear-naked choke submission. He next faced Alex Stiebling at WEC 23 on Aug ...
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Poppies Martinez
Poppies Martinez (born August 19, 1983) is a Native American professional mixed martial artist of the Tachi Yokuts tribe currently competing in the Lightweight division of Bellator. A professional competitor since 2003, he has also formerly competed for the California-based promotions, the WEC, Palace Fighting Championship, and Tachi Palace Fights. Background Born and raised in Lemoore, California, Martinez competed in wrestling at Lemoore High School. Martinez has also trained in Kenpo Karate and holds a black belt. Mixed martial arts career Early career: World Extreme Cagefighting Martinez began training in mixed martial arts at the age of 19 and made his professional debut in 2003 for the WEC. Martinez fought exclusively for the promotion until 2006. Palace Fighting Championship and Tachi Palace Fights From 2007 to 2014, Martinez fought mainly for Palace Fighting Championship, and after the organization's end, Tachi Palace Fights. Both organizations held most of the ...
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Tony Alanis
Tony Alanis is an American mixed martial artist who has the distinction of having fought on the first World Extreme Cagefighting World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was mad ... (WEC) event. Alanis had a total of 8 professional MMA fights, 6 of them for the WEC, compiling a career record of 5 wins and 3 losses. His last fight was a KO of Tom Owens at the Palace Fighting Championships 6 on January 17, 2008.Mills, Keith. "Palace Fighting Championships 6 results ." Abu Dhabi Combat Club. 20 Jan 2008: n. page. Web. 14 Jan. 2013. . Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 5-3 , Tom Owens , TKO (Punches) , PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:58 , , , - , Loss , align=center, 4-3 , Joe Martin , Submission (Heel Hook) ...
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