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A LIVE video stream of the “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2” fighter weigh-ins will broadcast today (Tuesday, Aug. 17) in ProMMAnow.com’s UFC ROOM starting at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT.

World Extreme Cagefighting returns home to Las Vegas after taking their show on the road for the last eight months. “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2” takes place tomorrow night at Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort and will air live on the Versus cable network.

The main event features WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (15-1), making his first title defense against number one contender, and the man he defeated to get his initial title shot, Joseph Benavidez (14-1).

In Aug. 2009 at “WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles,” Cruz and Benavidez first took on one another to see who would get a title shot against then champion Brian Bowles (8-1). In a very exciting and fast-paced bout that earned “Fight of the Night” honors, Cruz defeated Benavidez via unanimous decision, got his title shot and defeated Bowles via second round TKO to become the new WEC bantamweight (135 lbs.) champion.

Since Benavidez and Cruz first fought, Benavidez went on to defeat Rani Yahya (15-6) via first round TKO at WEC 45, and then scored an immensely impressive second round submission win over former champ Miguel Torres (37-3) at WEC 47 to earn another shot at Cruz who now holds the title.

Don’t forget. The LIVE video broadcast of the “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2” weigh-ins begin today at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT in our UFC ROOM. If you happen to miss the live broadcast, an archive video of the weigh-ins will be made available shortly afterward, also in the UFC ROOM.

Here is the full fight card for “WEC 50 Cruz vs. Benavidez 2:”

WEC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Televised)

  • Dominick Cruz (No. 1 BW) vs. Joseph Benavidez (No. 3 BW)

MAIN CARD (Televised)

  • Anthony Pettis vs. Shane Roller
  • Chad Mendes vs. Cub Swanson
  • Scott Jorgensen (No. 5 BW) vs. Brad Pickett
  • Bart Palaszewski vs. Zachary Micklewright

PRELIMINARY CARD (Not Televised)

  • Javier Vazquez vs. Mackens Semerzier
  • Anthony Njokuani vs. Maciej Jewtuszko
  • Dave Jansen vs. Ricardo Lamas
  • Fredson Paixao vs. Bryan Caraway
  • Danny Castillo vs. Dustin Poirier

In addition to the “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” weigh-ins, an archived video of the WEC 50 post-fight press conference will be available for viewing in our UFC ROOM sometime shortly after the event tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug. 18) night.

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