World Extreme Cagefighting began it's organization on June 30, 2001 in Leemore, Calif. and held it's first 24 events there before being purchased by Ultimate Fighting Championship parent company Zuffa in 2006. Their next seven events took place in Las Vegas. Beginning in Feb. 2008, the fight promotion took it's show on the road.
In 2008 the WEC went to Albuquerque, Sacramento and Hollywood, Fla. Thus far in 2009, they've only held one event in Las Vegas but have traveled to San Diego, Corpus Christi, Chicago and Sacramento with their next show on Oct. 10 scheduled for San Antonio.
Along with taking their product to new U.S. markets, the WEC plans to hold more frequent events.
WEC co-founder and General Manager Reed Harris told MMAWeekly.com, "Starting with this October show, the WEC is doing a show a month until next summer."
Typically the WEC averages an event every two months. The most fight cards they've put on in a single year before 2009 was six. This year they'll beef that schedule up to eight.
In 2010, the organization has announced it plans to travel outside of it's American base to Mexico City. Expect to see more WEC events in more places as we close out 2009 and head into 2010.
