2007 in WEC#WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio
{{short description|WEC MMA event in 2007}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 2007 in WEC
|image = Wec logo.jpg
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = January 20, 2007
|last_date = December 12, 2007
|total_events = 7
|total_fights = 65
|title_fights = 14
|preceded_by = 2006 in WEC
|followed_by = 2008 in WEC
}}
The year 2007 was the 7th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 WEC held 7 events beginning with, WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope.
{{TOClimit|2}}
Title fights
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2007}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Kit Cope
|Submission (punches)
|1
|2:52
|WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope
|For the Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Featherweight
| Urijah Faber (c)
|def
| Joe Pearson
|Submission (strikes)
|1
|2:31
|WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Technical Submission (rear naked choke)
|2
|4:59
|WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio
|For the Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Featherweight
| Urijah Faber (c)
|def
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|1:38
|WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Bantamweight
|def
| Eddie Wineland (c)
|Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-46, 48-46)
|5
|5:00
|WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio
|For the Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
| Doug Marshall (c)
|def
| Justin McElfresh
|KO (punches)
|1
|2:16
|WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh
|For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Featherweight
| Urijah Faber (c)
|def
| Chance Farrar
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|3:19
|WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
| Carlos Condit (c)
|def
|Submission (armbar)
|1
|2:21
|WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson
|For the Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|4:07
|WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson
|For the Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
| Rob McCullough (c)
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|1:29
|WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
|For the Lightweight championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Bantamweight
| Chase Beebe (c)
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)
|5
|5:00
|WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
|For the Bantamweight championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Featherweight
| Urijah Faber (c)
|def
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|2
|4:34
|WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
| Paulo Filho (c)
|def
|Submission (armbar)
|2
|4:55
|WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
|For the Middleweight Championship. Filho's victory was controversial because Sonnen did not appear to tap out, but yelled while the armbar was placed, and the referee took this as a verbal submission.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
| Doug Marshall (c)
|def
| Ariel Gandulla
|Submission (armbar)
|1
|0:55
|WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
|For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}
Events list
{{Main|List of WEC events}}
| class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;" |
| No.
!Event !Date !Venue !Location !Attendance |
|---|
| align=center| 31
| {{dts| 2007| December| 12}} | |
| align=center| 30
| WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton | {{dts| 2007| September| 5}} | |
| align=center| 29
| {{dts| 2007| August| 5}} | |
| align=center| 28
| {{dts| 2007| June| 3}} | |
| align=center| 27
| WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh | {{dts| 2007| May| 12}} | |
| align=center| 26
| {{dts| 2007| March| 24}} | 1,819 |
| align=center| 25
| {{dts| 2007| January| 20}} | |
WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope
{{Main|WEC 25}}
WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope{{Cite web|title=WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-25-Las-Vegas-4742 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416124403/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-25-Las-Vegas-4742 |archive-date=April 16, 2015 |url-status=live}} was an event held on January 20, 2007, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Kit Cope
|TKO (Submission to punches)
|1
|2:52
|For the Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
| Urijah Faber (c)
|def
| Joe Pearson
|TKO (Submission to strikes)
|1
|2:31
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|4:50
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
| Logan Clark
|def
|TKO (elbows)
|3
|4:23
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
| Brendan Seguin
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
| Olaf Alfonso
|TKO (punches)
|2
|3:53
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|2:10
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
| Mike French
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Mike Joy
|Submission (anaconda choke)
|3
|4:23
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio
|image=
|promotion=World Extreme Cagefighting
|date= March 24, 2007
|venue=Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
|attendance=
|gate=
|purse=
|previousevent=WEC 25
|followingevent=WEC 27
}}
WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio{{Cite web|title=WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-26-Las-Vegas-4856 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416172234/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-26-Las-Vegas-4856 |archive-date=April 16, 2015 |url-status=live}} was an event held on March 24, 2007, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|2
|4:59
|For the vacant WEC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Urijah Faber (c)
|def
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|1:38
|For the WEC Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
|Eddie Wineland (c)
|Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–46, 48–46)
|5
|5:00
|For the WEC Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Submission (kimura)
|1
|3:43
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|Dave Terrel
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|2
|1:46
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def
|Tommy Lee
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|3:17
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
|KO (punch)
|1
|3:12
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Scott Norton
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|2
|0:57
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Micah Miller
|def
|Jesse Moreng
|Submission (triangle choke)
|3
|3:29
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|0:41
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh
{{Main|WEC 27}}
WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh{{Cite web|title=WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-27-Las-Vegas-4992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420213032/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-27-Las-Vegas-4992 |archive-date=April 20, 2015 |url-status=live}} was an event held on May 12, 2007, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
| Doug Marshall (c)
|def
| Justin McElfresh
|KO (punches)
|1
|2:16
|For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
| Ariel Gandulla
|def
| Gary Padilla
|Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
| Sherron Leggett
|def
| Charlie Kohler
|TKO (strikes)
|2
|2:25
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Sergio Gomez
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|2
|3:20
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
| Sidney Silva
|KO (punches)
|1
|4:33
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def
| Brandon Foxworth
|TKO (strikes)
|2
|3:17
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
| Johnny Sampaio
|TKO (knee injury)
|1
|1:31
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def
| Art Santore
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar
{{Main|WEC 28}}
WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar{{Cite web|title=WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-28-WrekCage-5140 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417031438/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-28-WrekCage-5140 |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |url-status=live}} was an event held on June 3, 2007, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
| Urijah Faber (c)
|def
| Chance Farrar
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|3:19
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|1:19
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Josh Smith
|Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–27, 29–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def
| Craig Zellner
|TKO (punches)
|1
|4:57
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|TKO (punches)
|1
|0:27
|Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|1:17
|Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def
| Micah Miller
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|2
|2:50
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
| Jeff Bedard
|def
|Mike French
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson
{{Main|WEC 29}}
WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson{{Cite web|title=WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-29-Las-Vegas-5141 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420045955/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-29-Las-Vegas-5141 |archive-date=April 20, 2015 |url-status=live}} was an event held on August 5, 2007, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
| Carlos Condit (c)
|def
|Submission (armbar)
|1
|2:21
|For the Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|4:07
|For the Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def
| Stephen Ledbetter
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Sherron Leggett
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|4:08
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|2
|3:35
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
| Justin Robbins
|Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def
| Justin McElfresh
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|0:47
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|1:01
|Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
{{Main|WEC 30}}
WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton{{Cite web|title=WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-30-Las-Vegas-5455 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423081253/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-30-Las-Vegas-5455 |archive-date=April 23, 2015 |url-status=live}} was an event held on September 5, 2007, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
| Rob McCullough (c)
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|1:29
|For the Lightweight championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
| Chase Beebe (c)
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–45)
|5
|5:00
|For the Bantamweight championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def
| Jeremiah Billington
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|3:07
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
| Jeff Bedard
|Submission (triangle choke)
|1
|2:30
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
| Marcelo Brito
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Scott McAfee
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|2:13
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|4:15
|Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Kenneth Alexander
|Submission (triangle neck crank)
|1
|0:56
|This was later overturned after Cerrone tested positive for a banned substance.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
| Joe Benoit
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|0:29
|Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|1
|4:43
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
{{Main|WEC 31}}
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran{{Cite web|title=WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-31-Faber-vs-Curran-5707 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417032607/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-31-Faber-vs-Curran-5707 |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |url-status=live}} was an event held on December 12, 2007, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
| Urijah Faber (c)
|def
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|2
|4:34
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
| Paulo Filho (c)
|def
|Submission (armbar)
|2
|4:55
|For the Middleweight Championship. Filho's victory was controversial because Sonnen did not appear to tap out, but yelled while the armbar was placed, and the referee took this as a verbal submission.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
| Doug Marshall (c)
|def
| Ariel Gandulla
|Submission (armbar)
|1
|0:55
|For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def
|Submission (anaconda choke)
|1
|0:35
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def
|Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
|TKO (strikes)
|2
|1:26
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
|KO (punch)
|2
|2:09
|This bout, although preliminary, appeared on the live broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|3:19
|This bout, although preliminary, appeared on the live broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}