Manny Tapia "The Mangler"
Record: 10 - 3 - 1
Weight: 135 lbs

Manny "The Mangler" Tapia (born. March 14, 1981)is a Mexican American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Chino, California who trains out of MILLENNIA MMA in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

He is currently fighting for World Extreme Cagefighting, the sister organization of the UFC. Tapia has a superb ground game, and as evidenced by his fight with Antonio Banuelos, a training partner of long-time UFC champion Chuck Liddell, has recently improved his striking greatly.

His last bout was a second-round TKO loss to WEC champion Miguel Torres, who improved to 35-1 with his win. With this, Tapia moves to 2-1 in the WEC, and projects to remain in title contention despite the loss.

Manny Tapia Fight Results
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round
Loss Eddie Wineland Decision (Unanimous) WEC 43 - Cerrone vs. Henderson 10/10/2009 3
Loss Akitoshi Tamura Decision (Unanimous) WEC 40 - Torres vs. Mizugaki 04/05/2009 3
Loss Miguel Torres TKO (Punches and Elbows) WEC 37 - Torres vs. Tapia 12/03/2008 2
Win Antonio Banuelos Decision (Split) WEC 32 - Albuquerque 02/13/2008 3
Win Brandon Foxworth TKO (Punches) WEC 27 - Las Vegas 05/12/2007 2
Win Richard Montano TKO (Punches) KOTC - Destroyer 12/01/2006 3
Win Shad Smith Decision (Unanimous) KOTC - Rapid Fire 08/04/2006 2
Win Ed Newalu Decision (Unanimous) KOTC - Final Conflict 12/02/2005 3
Win Gregory Vivian Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) KOTC - Prime Time 08/05/2005 1
Win Richard Goodman TKO (Punches) KOTC - Mortal Sins 05/07/2005 2
Win Ed Newalu Decision (Unanimous) KOTC - San Jacinto 09/24/2004 2
Win Michael Welty KO (Punch) KOTC 36 - Unfinished Business 06/12/2004 1
Draw Chad Washburn Draw KOTC 33 - After Shock 02/20/2004 2
Win Manuel Sawyze Submission (Rear Naked Choke) KOTC 31 - King of the Cage 31 12/06/2003 1
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