WEC 32
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| WEC 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |
| Date | February 13, 2008 | |
| Venue | Santa Ana Star Center | |
| City | Rio Rancho, New Mexico | |
| Event chronology | ||
| WEC 31 | WEC 32 | WEC 33 |
WEC 32 was an 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 be held in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and not the usual spot of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main card currently features three title bouts [1] and aired live on the Versus Network.
[edit] Fights
[edit] 
Josh Grispi vs. 
Mark Hominick
Grispi def. Hominick]] via Rear Naked Choke
[edit] Damacio Page vs. Scott Jorgensen
Page def. Jorgensen]] via Unanimous Decision
[edit] Coty Wheeler vs. Del Hawkins
Wheeler def. Hawkins via Flying Armbar at 1:57 of the 2nd Round
[edit] Micah Miller vs. Chance Farrar
Miller def. Farrar via Technical Knockout at 1:39 of the 1st round
[edit] Leonard Garcia vs. 
Hiroyuki Takaya
Garcia def. Takaya via Knockout at 1:31 of the 1st Round
[edit] Yoshiro Maeda vs. Charlie Valencia
Maeda def. Valencia via Technical Knockout at 2:29 of the 1st Round
[edit] Manny Tapia vs. Antonio Banuelos
Tapia def. Banuelos via Split Decision. 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.
[edit] Bantamweight championship bout: Miguel Torres vs. Chase Beebe
Torres def. Beebe via modified Guillotine Choke at 3:59 of the 1st Round to become the new Bantamweight champion.
[edit] Lightweight championship bout: Jamie Varner vs. Rob McCullough
Varner def. McCullough via Knockout at 2:54 of the 3rd Round to become the WEC Lightweight Champion. This fight, however, was not without controversy. In the third round, McCullough dropped Varner with a looping right hook, and proceeded to land effective ground and pound. The initial right hook knocked Varner's mouthpiece out, and after both fighters got back up to their feet, Varner signaled to the referee for a time-out for him to retrieve his mouthpiece. Steve Mazzagatti, the referee, granted Varner about 30 seconds to get his mouthpiece, which gave him time to recover.
[edit] Welterweight championship bout: Carlos Condit vs. Carlo Prater
Condit def. Prater via Guillotine Choke 3:48 of the 1st Round.
