Former featherweight champ Urijah Faber will make his anticipated bantamweight debut against Takeya Mizugaki in the main event of WEC 52.

The WEC 52 fight card also features the return of former bantamweight champ Brian Bowles against Wagnney Fabiano.

WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and 135-pound contender Scott Jorgensen are among five fighters from Saturday’s WEC 50 event who could be sidelined up to six months.

Cruz must have his right hand cleared by a doctor or he’ll remain sidelined until February, along with Jorgensen, Shane Roller, Bart Palaszewski, and Danny Castillo.

Alex Karalexis will welcome undefeated Chinese prospect Zhang Tie Quan to the WEC when they square off in a lightweight bout at “WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan” on September 30 in Broomfield, Colorado.

The WEC 51 fight card is headlined by featherweight champ Jose Aldo vs. Manny Gamburyan and also includes Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone and Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia.

World Extreme Cagefighting will make its Phoenix debut when it hosts WEC 53 on December 16 at the Jobing.com Arena in nearby Glendale, Arizona.

WEC lightweight champ Ben Henderson, who trains out of Arizona, is expected to return at WEC 53 and will likely face top contender Anthony Pettis.

Anthony Pettis, Scott Jorgensen, Brad Pickett, and Maciej Jewtuszko each earned $10,000 fight night bonuses for their performances at Wednesday’s “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” event in Las Vegas.

WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz scored a split decision over challenger Joseph Benavidez on Wednesday to retain the 135-pound title in the main event of WEC 50 in Las Vegas.

WEC 50 also featured wins by Anthony Pettis, Chad Mendes, Scott Jogensen, and Bart Palaszewski.

MMAFrenzy.com will have live WEC 50 results starting at 7pm ET from today’s “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” event in Las Vegas, which is headlined by a rematch between bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez.

For complete WEC 50 coverage, including live WEC 50 results tonight at 7pm ET, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.

WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and challenger Joseph Benavidez successfully weighed in on Tuesday for their rematch, which headlines WEC 50 on Wednesday in Las Vegas.

The rest of the WEC 50 fight card, including co-headliners Anthony Pettis and Shane Roller, also made weight for the Versus-televised event.

With “WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez” set to go down tomorrow in Las Vegas, it’s time for MMAFrenzy.com’s writers and staff to offer up their predictions on the card, which is headlined by a rematch between bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez.

Former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown will look to rebound after dropping 2 of his last 3 when he returns to action against Cole Province at the Versus-televised “WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan” event on September 30 in Broomfield, Colorado.

Bantamweights Clint Godfrey and Demetrious Johnson will look to score their first WEC wins when they meet on the preliminary card of “WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan” on September 30 in Broomfield, Colorado.

The Versus-televised WEC 51 card is headlined by featherweight champ Jose Aldo vs. Manny Gamburyan.