| 2006 in WEC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 13, 2006 | |||
| Last date | October 12, 2006 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 7 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 74 | |||
| Title fights | 11 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2006 was the 6th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2006 WEC held 7 events beginning with, WEC 18: Unfinished Business.
| Title fights in 2006 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Brian Olsen | def. | Lavar Johnson | Submission (Knee Injury) | 2 | 0:14 | WEC 18: Unfinished Business | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Mike Pyle (c) | def. | Shonie Carter | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:06 | WEC 18: Unfinished Business | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Light Heavyweight | Scott Smith (c) | def. | Justin Levens | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:58 | WEC 18: Unfinished Business | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Urijah Faber | def. | Cole Escovedo | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | WEC 19: Undisputed | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Lightweight | Hermes Franca | def. | Gabe Ruediger (c) | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:36 | WEC 19: Undisputed | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Heavyweight | Brian Olsen (c) | def. | Mike Kyle | DQ (Strikes After the Bell) | 1 | N/A | WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Light Heavyweight | Lodune Sincaid | def. | Dan Molina | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:17 | WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem | [lower-alpha 7] |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def. | Antonio Banuelos | KO (Head Kick and Punches) | 1 | 2:36 | WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem | [lower-alpha 8] |
| Lightweight | Hermes Franca (c) | def. | Brandon Olsen | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:40 | WEC 21: Tapout | [lower-alpha 9] |
| Light Heavyweight | Doug Marshall | def. | Lodune Sincaid (c) | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:51 | WEC 23: Hot August Fights | [lower-alpha 10] |
| Lightweight | Hermes Franca (c) | def. | Nate Diaz | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:46 | WEC 24: Full Force | [lower-alpha 11] |
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | WEC 24: Full Force | October 12, 2006 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 23 | WEC 23: Hot August Fights | August 17, 2006 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 22 | WEC 22: The Hitmen | July 8, 2006 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 21 | WEC 21: Tapout | June 15, 2006 | San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino | Highland, California | |
| 20 | WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem | May 5, 2006 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 19 | WEC 19: Undisputed | March 17, 2006 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 18 | WEC 18: Unfinished Business | January 13, 2006 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California |
| WEC 18: Unfinished Business | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | January 13, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Lemoore, California | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WEC 18: Unfinished Business [1] was an event held on January 13, 2006 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Brian Olsen | def. | Lavar Johnson | TKO (Knee Injury) | 2 | 0:14 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Vernon White | def. | Jason Guida | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Billy Evangelista | def. | Ryan Healy | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | 2 | 2:06 | ||
| Casey Olson | def. | Joe Martin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Welterweight | Mike Pyle (c) | def. | Shonie Carter | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:06 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Light Heavyweight | Scott Smith (c) | def. | Justin Levens | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:58 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Chris Lytle | def. | Savant Young | TKO (Submission to elbows) | 1 | 3:50 | ||
| Rich Crunkilton | def. | Nick Ertl | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:55 | ||
| Devin Cole | def. | Mike Kyle | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:56 | ||
| Josh Green | vs. | Rafael del Real | No Contest - Unintentional Knee | 1 | 3:26 | ||
WEC 19: Undisputed [2] was an event held on March 17, 2006 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Urijah Faber | def. | Cole Escovedo | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Tim McKenzie | def. | Doug Marshall | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | 1 | 3:35 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Joe Martin | def. | Tony Alanis | Submission (Heel Hook) | 2 | 2:26 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Lodune Sincaid | def. | James Irvin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def. | James Cottrell | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Undercard bouts (aired on HDNet) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Hermes Franca | def. | Gabe Ruediger (c) | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:36 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Rob McCullough | def. | Olaf Alfonso | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:12 | |
| Welterweight | Pat Healy | def. | Tiki Ghosn | TKO (Shoulder Injury) | 3 | 0:25 | |
| Lightweight | Ryan Healy | def. | Phillip Wyman | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:18 | |
| Heavyweight | Jake O'Brien | def. | Jay White | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:14 | |
| Middleweight | Kenny Ento | def. | Jimmy Dexter | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:20 | [lower-alpha 3] |
WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem [3] was an event held on May 5, 2006 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Brian Olsen (c) | def. | Mike Kyle | DQ (Strikes After the Bell) | 1 | N/A | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Lodune Sincaid | def. | Dan Molina | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:17 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Cory Cass | def. | Poppies Martinez | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:47 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | Carlton Jones | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jeremy Freitag | def. | Paul Moreno | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:22 | |
| Middleweight | Kenny Ento | def. | Phil Collins | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def. | Antonio Banuelos | KO (Head Kick and Punches) | 1 | 2:36 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Lightweight | Rob McCullough | def. | Randy Hauer | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:36 | |
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Gilbert Rael | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:35 | |
| Lightweight | Cassio Werneck | def. | Ashe Bowman | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 3:05 | |
| Middleweight | Fernando Gonzalez | def. | Jimmy Dexter | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:09 | |
| Middleweight | Keith Berry | def. | Donny Rider | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:36 | |
WEC 21: Tapout [4] was an event held on June 15, 2006 at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland, California.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Rob McCullough | def. | Ryan Healy | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 1:52 | |
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Joe Hurley | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 2:03 | |
| Lightweight | Hermes Franca (c) | def. | Brandon Olsen | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:40 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Justin Eilers | def. | Jimmy Ambriz | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Brian Stann | def. | Miguel Cosio | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:16 | |
| Lightweight | Rich Crunkilton | def. | Adam Lynn | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:20 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Penalber | def. | Joe Martin | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Kyle York | def. | Jason Glaza | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:46 | |
WEC 22: The Hitmen [5] was an event held on July 8, 2006 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Mike Joy | def. | Robert Densley | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:58 | |
| Catchweight (208 lbs) | Doug Marshall | def. | Jeff Terry | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Catchweight (178 lbs) | J.T. Taylor | def. | Drew Dimanlig | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:47 | |
| Light heavyweight | Alex Stiebling | def. | Jason Guida | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Wes Sims | def. | Joel Suprenant | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:28 | |
| Welterweight | Patrick Murphy | def. | Joel Thomas | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Trevor Harris | def. | Colley Bradford | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| Welterweight | Jonathan Mix | def. | Mario Rivera | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 3:47 | |
| Light heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | Jack Morrison | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Catchweight (178 lbs) | Poppies Martinez | def. | Troy Miller | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Lightweight | Casey Olson | def. | Alvin Cacdac | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:28 | |
WEC 23: Hot August Fights [6] was an event held on August 17, 2006 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Doug Marshall | def. | Lodune Sincaid (c) | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:51 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Antonio Banuelos | def. | Cole Escovedo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | John Alessio | def. | Alex Serdyukov | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 1:52 | |
| Welterweight | Alex Karalexis | def. | Thomas Denny | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Poppies Martinez | def. | Gigo Jara | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 3:52 | |
| Middleweight | Kenny Ento | def. | Mario Rivera | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Lightweight | Casey Olson | def. | Chris Solomon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Fernando Gonzalez | def. | Alex Stiebling | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 2:35 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Ruiz | def. | Jeremy Freitag | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:46 | |
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Joe Martin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Dan Molina | def. | Rafael del Real | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Welterweight | Josh McDonald | def. | Patrick Murphy | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Robert Breslin | vs. | Andrew Martinez | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | |
WEC 24: Full Force [7] was an event held on October 12, 2006 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Hermes Franca (c) | def. | Nate Diaz | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:46 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Terry Martin | def. | Keith Berry | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:52 | |
| Lightweight | John Polakowski | def. | Olaf Alfonso | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Justin Eilers | def. | Josh Diekmann | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:29 | |
| Lightweight | Poppies Martinez | def. | Robert Breslin | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:52 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:41 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Justin Levens | def. | Justin Hawes | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | 1 | 1:28 | |
| Welterweight | Dave Terrel | def. | Mike Moreno | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Patrick Kaase | def. | Jarrod Kwitty | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:30 | |
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