Can Joseph Benavidez avenge his first career loss suffered at the hands of  Dominick Cruz at WEC 42?

In an matchup that was named as “Fight of the Night” the first time they meat, will the Cruz vs Benavidez 2 be as exciting?

Will the “Dominator” retain his title against “Joe B-Wan Kenobi?”

All of these question will be answered once the WEC 50: Cruz vs Benavidez 2 results are finally in.

WEC 50 will be held this Thursday, August 18, 2010 in The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

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Check out the official WEC 50: Cruz vs Benavidez 2 results below:

Main Cards

* Bantamweight Championship bout: Dominick Cruz (c) vs Joseph Benavidez - Cruz defeated Benavidez via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship belt.
* Lightweight bout: Shane Roller vs Anthony Pettis - Pettis defeated Roller via submission (triangle choke) 4:51 of round 3.
* Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs Chad Mendes - Mendes defeated Swanson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
* Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs Brad Pickett – Jorgensen defeated Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
* Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs Zach Micklewright – Palaszewski defeated Micklewright via TKO (strikes) at 0:31 of round 2.

Preliminary Cards

* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs Maciej Jewtuszko - Jewtuszko defeated Njokuani via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.
* Featherweight bout: Javier Vazquez vs Mackens Semerzier - Vazquez defeated Semerzier via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:35 of round 2.
* Lightweight bout: Ricardo Lamas vs Dave Jansen – Lamas defeated Jansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
* Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixão vs Bryan Caraway – Paixão defeated Caraway via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
* Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo vs Dustin Poirier - Castillo defeated Poirier via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).

Watch WEC 50 LIVE stream on Justin TV or your favorite Sopcast channel this Thursday, August 18, 2010 LIVE from The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

If you failed to watch it, check out the WEC 50 replay highlights.

You can also check out the Dominick Cruz vs Joseph Benavidez 2 video.

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