WEC 50


WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on August 18, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Background

This event marked WEC's first visit to Las Vegas since WEC 45 in December 2009 and was also shown on the TV channel Versus.
Urijah Faber was expected to make his bantamweight debut against Japanese striker Takeya Mizugaki. 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 WEC 52. Faber won the rescheduled matchup by first round submission.
Stephan Bonnar served as color commentator for the event along with Todd Harris.
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 Nevada State Athletic Commission. 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 def. Joseph Benavidez: $17,500
  • Anthony Pettis: $12,000 def. Shane Roller: $16,000
  • Chad Mendes: $11,000 def. Cub Swanson: $11,000
  • Scott Jorgensen: $25,000 def. Brad Pickett: $5,000
  • Bart Palaszewski: $16,000 def. Zach Micklewright: $3,000
  • Javier Vazquez: $16,000 def. Mackens Semerzier: $4,000
  • Maciej Jewtuszko: $6,000 def. Anthony Njokuani: $7,000
  • Ricardo Lamas: $14,000 def. Dave Jansen: $4,000
  • Fredson Paixão: $6,000 def. Bryan Caraway: $4,000
  • Danny Castillo: $19,000 def. Dustin Poirier: $3,000