Lifelong Struggle Prepares Cruz for Title Shot Dominick Cruz has one word for all the kids he went to high school with who laughed at him when he told them he was going to be a world-class athlete.

WEC 47 Preview Any fight fan who knows his foot from Royce Gracie knows that the annual Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, ushers in some quality MMA.

Pictures: WEC 47 Open Workouts WEC 47 participants Brian Bowles, Dominick Cruz, Miguel Torres, Joseph Benavidez and more worked out for the press on Thursday afternoon in...

Bowles, Cruz Cleared for WEC 47 Unbeaten World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Brian Bowles and top contender Dominick Cruz hit their intended marks on the eve of their...

Benavidez a Forgotten Man at WEC 47 Swallowed up in the shadow of former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Miguel Torres, Joseph Benavidez relishes his role as the...

Torres on Fighting as a Contender Again Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres says his title loss to Brian Bowles was a blessing in disguise.

The August 2009 defeat prompted Torres to study his own flaws -- not just his opponents’ -- and...

An Understated Champion No one flies under the radar quite like World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Brian Bowles, who, despite an impeccable resume, has...

Defeat Forced Changes for Former WEC Champion Torres Miguel Torres wants to regain the World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight championship, and his first step towards doing so will be a doozy.

WEC 47 Lineup Finalized Former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight title contender Leonard Garcia will square off with fellow UFC veteran George Roop in a preliminary matchup at...

The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 20 - Feb. 26 It took a little more than two minutes and seven punches for Cain Velasquez to jump from much-hyped prospect to bona fide title contender on Feb. 20