2003 in WEC
{{short description|WEC MMA events in 2003}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 2003 in WEC
|image = Wec logo.jpg
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = March 27, 2003
|last_date = October 17, 2003
|total_events = 3
|total_fights = 40
|title_fights = 5
|preceded_by = 2002 in WEC
|followed_by = 2004 in WEC
}}
The year 2003 was the 3rd year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2003 WEC held 3 events beginning with, WEC 6: Return of a Legend.
{{TOClimit|2}}
Title fights
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2003}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Light Heavyweight
| def.
| Bryan Pardoe
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 1:46
| WEC 6: Return of a Legend
| For the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Joe Hurley
| Submission (Kimura)
| 1
| 1:55
| WEC 6: Return of a Legend
| For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Super Heavyweight
| def.
| James Nevarez
| TKO (Punches)
| 3
| 2:31
| WEC 7: This Time It's Personal
| For the WEC Super Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Dax Bruce
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 2:28
| WEC 7: This Time It's Personal
| For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Featherweight
| Cole Escovedo (c)
| def.
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 1:30
| WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2
| For the WEC Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}
Events list
{{Main|List of WEC events}}
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| No.
!Event !Date !Venue !Location !Attendance |
|---|
| align=center| 8
| {{dts| 2003| October| 17}} | |
| align=center| 7
| WEC 7: This Time It's Personal | {{dts| 2003| August| 9}} | |
| align=center| 6
| {{dts| 2003| March| 27}} | |
WEC 6: Return of a Legend
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=WEC 6: Return of a Legend
|image=
|promotion=World Extreme Cagefighting
|date=March 27, 2003
|venue=Tachi Palace
|city=Lemoore, California
|attendance=
|gate=
|purse=
|previousevent=WEC 5: Halloween Havoc
|followingevent=WEC 7: This Time It's Personal
}}
WEC 6: Return of a Legend{{Cite web|title=WEC 6: Return of a Legend |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-6-Return-of-a-Legend-1486 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915230800/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-6-Return-of-a-Legend-1486 |archivedate=September 15, 2014 |url-status=live }} was an event held on March 27, 2003 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Light Heavyweight
| def.
| Bryan Pardoe
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 1:46
| For the inaugural WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Chris Williams
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 1
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Brian Stromberg
| def.
| Levi Thornbrue
| TKO (Submission to Punches)
| 1
| 1:43
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Joe Hurley
| Submission (Kimura)
| 1
| 1:55
| For the inaugural WEC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 2:05
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Kengo Ura
| KO (Knee)
| 3
| 0:31
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 3:57
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Hannibal Adofo
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| John Appleby
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:03
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Ed Wedding
| def.
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 4:37
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Jack Cardenas
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 2:45
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Erick Husbands
| KO (Punches)
| 1
| 0:10
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Carlos Cordero
| def.
| Steve Cutler
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 2:31
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
WEC 7: This Time It's Personal
{{Main|WEC 7}}
WEC 7: This Time It's Personal{{Cite web|title=WEC 7: This Time It's Personal |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-7-This-Time-Its-Personal-1763 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015142213/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-7-This-Time-Its-Personal-1763 |archivedate=October 15, 2014 |url-status=live }} was an event held on August 9, 2003 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Super Heavyweight
| def.
| James Nevarez
| TKO (Punches)
| 3
| 2:31
| For the WEC Super Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| Tony Alanis
| def.
| Don Rugebreght
| TKO (Submission to punches)
| 1
| 1:54
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Wander Braga
| def.
| Nick Ertl
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Dax Bruce
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 2:28
| For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Light Heavyweight
| Boyd Ballard
| vs.
| Abraham Baxter
| Draw
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Olaf Alfonso
| def.
| Randy Spence
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 4:34
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| KO (Punches)
| 2
| 1:56
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Nick Gilardi
| Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
| 1
| 2:46
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| Anthony Arria
| def.
| Levi Thornbrue
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:29
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| def.
| Johnny Fadella
| TKO (Knees)
| 1
| 0:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| Jorge Evangelista
| def.
| Gary Quan
| TKO (Shoulder Injury)
| 1
| 4:26
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| def.
| Carlos Cordero
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 2:57
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| Michael Brown
| def.
| John Letters
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 0:54
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2
{{Main|WEC 8}}
WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2{{Cite web|title=WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-8-Halloween-Fury-2-1857 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729074025/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-8-Halloween-Fury-2-1857 |archivedate=July 29, 2014 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 17, 2003 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| Cole Escovedo (c)
| def.
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 1:30
| For the WEC Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| def.
| Jerry Vrbanovic
| KO (Punches)
| 1
| 0:12
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| def.
| Anthony Fuller
| TKO (Submission to punches)
| 1
| 0:32
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| Tom Owens
| def.
| Tony Alanis
| Submission (Triangle Armbar)
| 1
| 1:49
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| def.
| Brian Sleeman
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 3:15
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| def.
| AJ Wieman
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 2:01
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Fernando Gonzalez
| def.
| Mike Castillo
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:27
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Sean Liddell
| def.
| Chris Saunders
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 1
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Hannibal Adofo
| KO (Punch)
| 1
| 0:25
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Olaf Alfonso
| def.
| Randy Bowers
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 3:05
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Chris Irvine
| Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
| 1
| 2:04
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Light Heavyweight
| Richard Montoya
| def.
| Travis Stuart
| Submission (Standing Guillotine)
| 1
| 0:38
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}