WEC visits back to Vegas this year for the WEC 50 with Dominick Cruz vs Joseph Benavidez headlining the event. Cruz will be defending his Bantamweight Championship title against Benavidez in what can be considered as a rematch, though their first match isn’t a championship bout.

Dominick Cruz is the current #1 Bantamweight in the world by Sherdog. He won the championship by defeating Brian Bowles during the WEC 47: Bowles vs Cruz. Before that, he and Joseph Benavidez already faced each other during WEC 42 where he defeated Benavidez via unanimous decision. Their match was considered as the Fight of the Night.

Joseph Benavidez, on the other hand, is currently the #3 Bantamweight in the world by Sherdog. His last match was during WEC 47 as well, where he defeated Miguel Torrest via Submission. Their match won the Submission of the Night Award.

The two will be having a rematch on August 18th, 2010. Will Cruz be able to defend his title against Benavidez? Will Benavidez be the new champion?

Don’t forget to watch WEC 50 live streaming online on Wednesday. Versus will be having this event at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. If ever, lots of video streaming sites will be having the Cruz vs Benavidez fight video. We’ll try to find links and update this post if we found one. Stay tuned for it.