LAS VEGAS – Twice now WEC bantamweight contender Joseph Benavidez has taken current champion Dominick Cruz to the final bell
in the cage, and twice he’s come up short.
Benavidez says the first result was a learning opportunity – a chance to regroup, retool and refocus.
But after thinking of nothing other than how to beat Cruz for the past
five months, Benavidez found it hard to hide his disappointment
following the champion’s split-decision win in the main event of
Wednesday night’s WEC 50 event.