| 2001 in WEC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 8, 2001 | |||
| Last date | October 4, 2001 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 23 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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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.
| 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 [1] was an event held on October 4, 2001 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| 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 [2] was an event held on June 30, 2001 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| 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 | ||
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WEC 1: Princes of Pain was a mixed martial arts event held on June 30, 2001, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. WEC 1's main event was a fight between Dan Severn and Travis Fulton.
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WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on May 5, 2006 at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. WEC 20's main event was a heavyweight bout between Brian Olsen and Mike Kyle.
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WEC 11: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 20, 2004 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The main event saw Shonie Carter take on Jason Biswell.
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 21, 2004, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured many future superstars such as Jason "The Punisher" Lambert, Nate Diaz, Brad Imes, Chris "Lights Out" Lytle, "The Sandman" James Irvin, Joe "Diesel" Riggs, Chael Sonnen, and MMA legend "Mr. International" Shonie Carter. The main event saw Doug Marshall take on Carlos Garcia.
WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 22, 2005 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured a 4-man Heavyweight Tournament featuring Brandon Vera as well as single fights which saw the likes of Jason "The Punisher" Lambert, Brad Imes, and MMA legend "Mr. International" Shonie Carter compete.
WEC 14: Vengeance was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 17, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The Main Event saw John Polakowski take on Olaf Alfonso.
WEC 15: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on May 19, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured the likes of Joe Riggs, Chris Lytle and James Irvin compete.
WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 18, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The main event saw Ron Waterman take on Ricco Rodriguez for the WEC Super Heavyweight Championship.
WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 14, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. A light heavyweight tournament was held with the winner being crowned the champion and given a deal with the UFC.
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