World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight contender
Scott Jorgensen will face
Brad Pickett in a featured matchup at 135 pounds at WEC 50 “Cruz vs. Benavidez 2” on Aug. 18 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The promotion on Wednesday finalized a 10-bout lineup for the event, which will air live on the Versus network.
Spawned by the Twisted Genetiks camp, Jorgensen has rattled off four consecutive victories and finds himself right in the middle of the bantamweight title hunt. The 27-year-old last appeared at WEC 48 in April, when he avenged a controversial 2009 defeat to
Antonio Banuelos in a unanimous decision victory. Wins over the world-ranked
Takeya Mizugaki, Dream veteran
Kenji Osawa and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 cast member
Noah Thomas anchor Jorgensen’s resume. He wrestled collegiately at Boise State University, where he was a three-time Pac-10 Conference champion.
Pickett will carry a nine-fight winning streak into the match. The 31-year-old American Top Team rep has not competed since he earned a unanimous nod over previously unbeaten
Matt Hume protégé
Demetrious Johnson at WEC 48 three months ago. Pickett, the former Cage Rage featherweight champion, has secured 15 of his 19 career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission. The London native has not lost in more than three years.
A bantamweight championship match between titleholder
Dominick Cruz and
Joseph Benavidez will headline WEC 50, along with a pivotal lightweight tilt between
Anthony Pettis and three-time collegiate All-American wrestler
Shane Roller. In addition, the show will feature a lightweight duel pairing International Fight League veteran
Bart Palaszewski against
Zachary Micklewright and a featherweight showdown pairing unbeaten Team Alpha Male standout
Chad Mendes with
Cub Swanson.
Dominick Cruz vs.
Joseph Benavidez
Anthony Pettis vs.
Shane Roller
Chad Mendes vs.
Cub Swanson
Scott Jorgensen vs.
Brad Pickett
Bart Palaszewski vs.
Zachary Micklewright
Javier Vazquez vs.
Mackens Semerzier
Anthony Njokuani vs.
Maciej Jewtuszko
Dave Jansen vs.
Ricardo Lamas
Fredson Paixao vs.
Bryan Caraway
Danny Castillo vs.
Dustin Poirier
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