The WEC bantamweight division has come full circle in the last year. On August 9 Brian Bowles fought as an underdog and knocked out longtime champ Miguel Torres. That same night Joe Benavidez and Dominick Cruz fought for a chance as the title with Cruz winning that fight and eventually beating Bowles for the title. The same night that Cruz won his title, Joe Benavidez handed Miguel Torres just the third loss of his career when beat Miguel up then submitted him with a guillotine. Now we have a rematch except the last time these two fought it was for a title shot, this time it's for the belt.
On top of a great main event we've got Shane Roller vs. Anthony Pettis featuring two guys who are very close to a title shot. It will be interesting to see if Roller will use his wrestling to neutralize the striking of Pettis or if he is confident enough in his own to stand and trade.
Cub Swanson vs Chad Mendes is another great fight between a guy who has been around the top of the division vs a promising up and comer. This will be a good test to see where both of them stand.
Scott Jorgenson some say deserved a title shot over Benavidez, will take on heavy handed Brad Pickett, the English import who lives and train with Mike Brown at ATT in south Florida. Wrapping up the main card is WEC veteran Bart Palaszewski vs Zach Micklewright.
Main Card:
Bantamweight (title fight): Dominick Cruz vs Joseph Benavidez
Lightweight: Anthony Pettis vs Shane Roller
Featherweight: Chad Mendes vs Cub Swanson
Bantamweight: Scott Jorgenson vs Brad Pickett
Lightweight: Bart Palaszewski
Undercard:
Lightweight: Anthony Njokuani vs Maciej Jewtuszko
Featherweight: Mackens Semerzier vs Javier Vasquez
Lightweight: Dave Jensen vs Ricardo Lamas
Featherweight: Fredson Paixao vs Bryan Caraway
Lightweight: Danny Castillo vs Dustin Poirier
