WEC 32
| 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 | |||
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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 main card featured three title bouts [1] and aired live on the Versus Network.
Official Fight Card
Main Card
Welterweight Championship bout: 
Carlos Condit vs. Carlo Prater
- Condit def. Prater via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:48 of Round 1 to retain WEC Welterweight Championship.
Lightweight Championship bout: Rob McCullough vs. Jamie Varner
- Varner def. McCullough via TKO (Strikes) at 2:54 of Round 3 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.
Bantamweight Championship bout: Chase Beebe vs. Miguel Torres
- Torres def. Beebe via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:59 of Round 1 to become the new WEC Bantamweight champion.
Bantamweight bout: Manny Tapia vs. Antonio Banuelos
- Tapia def. Banuelos via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).
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.
Preliminary Fights
Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. 
Hiroyuki Takaya
- Garcia def. Takaya via TKO (Strikes) at 1:31 of Round 1. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. 
Mark Hominick
- Grispi def. Hominick via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:55 of Round 1.
Bantamweight bout: Coty Wheeler vs. Del Hawkins
- Wheeler def. Hawkins via submission (Flying Armbar) at 1:57 of Round 2.
Bantamweight bout: Damacio Page vs. Scott Jorgensen
- Page def. Jorgensen via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Bantamweight bout: Yoshiro Maeda vs. Charlie Valencia
- Maeda def. Valencia via TKO (Liver Kick) at 2:29 of Round 1. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
Featherweight bout: Micah Miller vs. Chance Farrar
- Miller def. Farrar via TKO (Punches) at 1:39 of Round 1.