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“WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” Quick Results

The latest World Extreme Cagefighting event, “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” is already underway with the preliminary card. The event is taking place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main card will begin at 9 PM EST (6PM PST) and will be broadcast live on the Versus network.
The […]

The main card will begin at 9 PM EST (6PM PST) and will be broadcast live on the Versus network.

The main event features a WEC bantamweight title bout between champion Dominick Cruz, who defends his title for the first time, will face Joseph Benavidez in a rematch of their August 2009 bout. The co-main event has WEC lightweights Shane Roller taking on Anthony Pettis.

As always The MMA News keeps the spoilers off the main page to prevent anyone who may be watching the event on Versus or PVRing the show and unfamiliar with the preliminary results.

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Main Card

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) – retains WEC bantamweight title
Lightweight: Anthony Pettis def. Shane Roller via submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:51
Featherweight: Chad Mendes def. Cub Swanson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28))
Bantamweight: Scott Jorgensen def. Brad Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Bart Palaszewski def. Zack Micklewright via TKO (punches) – R2 @ 0:31

Preliminary Card

Lightweight: Maciej Jewtuszko def. Anthony Njokuani via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 1:35
Featherweight: Javier Vazquez def. Mackens Semerzier via submission(rear-naked-choke) – R2 @ 1:35
Lightweight: Ricardo Lamas def. Dave Jansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight: Fredson Paixao def. Bryan Caraway via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Note: Sometimes we get it wrong were only human after all. We incorrectly awarded the bout featuring Bart Palaszewski vs. Zack Micklewright to Micklewright, when it was Palaszewski who won via TKO in the second round. Our apologies if we left anyone scratching their heads at our mistake.

WEC 50 Salaries Released Pre-Event

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salaries for tonight’s “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” event which features a bantamweight title fight between champ Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez. The main card airs live tonight on the Versus network.
Both headliners stand to earn the top dollar with Benavidez earning $17,500/$17,500 while Cruz stands to […]

Both headliners stand to earn the top dollar with Benavidez earning $17,500/$17,500 while Cruz stands to pocket $11,000/$11,000 (show and win salaries).

These numbers do not represent undisclosed bonuses, revenue sharing or sponsorships, nor do they take into account expenses such as insurance, taxes or medical costs.

The full WEC 50 salary list is as follows:

Joseph Benavidez $17,500/$17,500 vs. Dominick Cruz $11,000/$11,000
Anthony Pettis $6,000/$6,000 vs. Shane Roller $16,000/$16,000
Chad Mendes $5,500/$5,500 Cub Swanson $11,000/$10,000
Brad Pickett $5,000/$5,000 vs. Scott Jorgensen $12,500/$12,500
Zach Micklewright $3,000/$3,000 vs. Bart Palaszewski $8,000/$8,000
Maciej Jewtuszko $3,000/$3,000 vs. Anthony Njokuani $7,000/$7,000
Mackens Semerzier $4,000/$4,000 vs. Javier Vazquez $8,000/$8,000
David Jansen $4,000/$4,000 Ricardo Lamas $7,000/$7,000
Bryan Caraway $4,000/$4,000 vs. Fredson Paixao $3,000/$3,000
Dustin Poirier $9,500/$9,500 vs. Dan Castillo $9,500/$9,500

Anthony Njokuani Made Jiu-Jitsu Priority for WEC 50

Earlier in the week we commented on the fact that hardcore MMA fans will be spending hours in front of the ‘boob tube’ over the next 10 days or so; throw in a little video game action for good measure, and prepare for some serious retina wear. Starting tonight there’s WEC 50, Strikeforce goes Saturday, […]

As always, there are several great bouts scheduled for WEC 50 and thankfully one of the scheduled competitors is Anthony Njokuani. If you’re struggling to recall who he is think ‘dude kicking Chris Horodecki in the head as he runs away’; that might jog your memory (as may have the pic above).

Njokuani had been building quite a reputation for being a highlight reel striker, earning three TKO wins in a row, before getting tapped out by Shane Roller at WEC 48 in April. As a result of the loss, in a recent appearance on MMA Junkie Radio, Njokuani announced he’s made jiu-jitsu a priority heading into his fight with Maciej Jewtuszko.

“I really do want to get better at that because I know that’s where I’m lacking right now,”… “I’m trying to be a world-class guillotine guy,” he said of his favorite submission. “I don’t want to throw all my surprises out there, but I’ve been working on that a lot.”

According to the report Njokuani’s been honing his grappling abilities at Segrio Penha’s jiu-jitsu academy in Las Vegas; a well rounded Njokuani could be bad news for a lot of dudes. To bet on tonight’s card head here.

Urijah Faber Talks Team Alpha Male And WEC 50

“The California Kid” isn’t fighting on Wednesday’s WEC 50 event due to an injury but several of his Team Alpha Male teammates are including Joseph Benavidez who will face Dominick Cruz for the WEC bantamweight title.
HT: Heavy.com

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“WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” Weigh-in Results

The weigh-ins for the next World Extreme Cagefighting event, “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” went down tonight at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, which will also host Wednesday’s festivities.
All twenty competitors made weight for their perspective bouts with headliners WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and opponent Joseph Benavidez weighing in at 134 pounds […]

All twenty competitors made weight for their perspective bouts with headliners WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and opponent Joseph Benavidez weighing in at 134 pounds each.

Tomorrow night’s main card will be broadcast live on the Versus network.

Here are the full weigh-in results for WEC 50

Main Card

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz (134) vs. Joseph Benavidez (134) Title bout
Lightweight: Shane Roller (156) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
Featherweight: Cub Swanson (146) vs. Chad Mendes (145)
Bantamweight: Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
Lightweight: Bart Palaszewski (156) vs. Zack Micklewright (156)

Preliminary Card

Lightweight: Anthony Njokuani (154) vs. Maciej Jewtuszko (155)
Featherweight: Javier Vazquez (145) vs. Mackens Semerzier (146)
Lightweight: Ricardo Lamas (155) vs. Dave Jansen (156)
Featherweight: Fredson Paixao (145) vs. Bryan Caraway (145)
Lightweight: Danny Castillo (156) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)

WEC 50 Weigh-In Results

Filed under: WEC, NewsMMA Fighting has the complete weigh-in results for the 20 fighters on Wednesday’s WEC 50 card.

All 20 fighters made weight for their bouts. Only one, Zach Micklewright, needed a second attempt when he came in a half-pound over a…

Filed under: WEC, News

MMA Fighting has the complete weigh-in results for the 20 fighters on Wednesday’s WEC 50 card.

All 20 fighters made weight for their bouts. Only one, Zach Micklewright, needed a second attempt when he came in a half-pound over at 156.5 for his lightweight bout with Bart Palaszewski. But after removing his briefs, he made the allowed 156 pounds.

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez takes place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and features a main event bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez. The two fought at WEC 42 last August with Cruz taking the unanimous decision, handing Benavidez (13-1, 4-1 WEC) the first loss of his career.