Manuel Alcaraz Tapia was born on March 14,1981 and is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the Bantamweight division.
11 Facts About Manny Tapia
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Manny Tapia has formerly competed for the WEC, King of the Cage, and Tachi Palace Fights.
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Manny Tapia is the former King of the Cage Flyweight Champion.
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Manny Tapia attended Don Lugo High School in Chino, California and Chaffey College.
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Manny Tapia was originally introduced to mixed martial arts a year out of high school.
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Manny Tapia later signed with the WEC and was stripped of his title.
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Manny Tapia made his WEC debut at WEC 27 on May 12,2007, in a Featherweight bout against Brandon Foxworth and won via TKO in the second round.
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Manny Tapia then fought at WEC 32 on February 13,2008, against Antonio Banuelos and won via split decision.
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At WEC 37, Manny Tapia suffered a second-round TKO loss in a title fight with the WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres and lost via unanimous decision to Akitoshi Tamura at WEC 40.
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Manny Tapia then fought Eddie Wineland on October 10,2009, on the undercard at WEC 43, losing via unanimous decision.
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Manny Tapia was then released from the WEC after this loss and it was announced on November 17,2009, that he has signed with Tachi Palace Fights.