By Tim Ngo, FightLine.com Staff
The WEC has released the official roster for their upcoming WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles event on August 9th from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bantamweight champ Miguel Torres will not only be putting his strap on the line against top contender Brian Bowles, but his 17-fight winning streak is at stake as well.In addition, Joseph Benavidez and Dominic Cruz will duke it out in a top contender match-up to determine who will get the next crack at the bantamweight crown.
Here is the complete card for the night’s event:
Preliminary Bouts:
Rafael Dias vs. Diego Nunes
Kenji Osawa vs. Rani Yayha
Phil Cardella vs. Ed Ratcliff
Marcus Hicks and Shane Roller
Fredson Paixao vs. Cole Province
Leonard Garcia vs. Jameel Massouh
Main Bouts:
Jeff Curran vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Danny Castillo vs. Ricardo Lamas
Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz
Brian Bowles vs. Miguel Torres (WEC Bantamweight Champion)
You can catch all of the main bouts live on the Versus Network airing at 9PM ET/PT.
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