''WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2'' was a

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event held by

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that took place on August 18, 2010 at

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Background

This event marked WEC's first visit to Las Vegas since

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in December 2009 and was also shown on the TV channel

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was expected to make his

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debut against Japanese striker

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. However, Faber was forced off the card with an injury. As a result, Mizugaki was also pulled from the event. The Faber/Mizugaki bout was simply pushed back, to

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. Faber won the rescheduled matchup by first round submission.

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served as color commentator for the event along with

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. The event drew an average of 316,000 TV viewers.

Results

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett *Knockout of the Night: Maciej Jewtuszko *Submission of the Night: Anthony Pettis

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the

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. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. *Dominick Cruz: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Joseph Benavidez: $17,500 *Anthony Pettis: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Shane Roller: $16,000 *Chad Mendes: $11,000 ($5,500 win bonus) def. Cub Swanson: $11,000 *Scott Jorgensen: $25,000 ($12,500 win bonus) def. Brad Pickett: $5,000 *Bart Palaszewski: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Zach Micklewright: $3,000 *Javier Vazquez: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier: $4,000 *Maciej Jewtuszko: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Njokuani: $7,000 *Ricardo Lamas: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Dave Jansen: $4,000 *Fredson Paixão: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Bryan Caraway: $4,000 *Danny Castillo: $19,000 ($9,500 win bonus) def. Dustin Poirier: $3,000

External links

Official WEC website

References