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WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki
Preliminary card
- Featherweight bout:
Rafael Dias vs.
Mike Budnik
- Dias defeated Budnik via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Bantamweight bout:
Akitoshi Tamura vs.
Manny Tapia
- Tamura defeated Tapia via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Bantamweight bout:
Rani Yahya vs.
Eddie Wineland
- Yahya defeated Wineland via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:07 of round 1.
- Featherweight bout:
Wagnney Fabiano vs.
Fredson Paixao
- Fabiano defeated Paixao via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Bantamweight bout:
Dominick Cruz vs.
Ivan Lopez
- Cruz defeated Lopez via technical unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28). Cruz landed an illegal knee to the head of Lopez while he was on the ground at 3:24 of round 3. Since Lopez was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards.4
- Lightweight bout:
Anthony Njokuani vs.
Bart Palaszewski
- Njokuani defeated Palaszewski via TKO (punches) at 0:27 of round 2. This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
Main card
- Featherweight bout:
Rafael Assuncao vs.
Jameel Massouh
- Assuncao defeated Massouh via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Lightweight bout:
Ben Henderson vs.
Shane Roller
- Henderson defeated Roller via TKO (punches) at 1:41 of round 1.
- Bantamweight bout:
Joseph Benavidez vs.
Jeff Curran
- Benavidez defeated Curran via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
- Bantamweight Championship bout:
Miguel Torres (c) vs.
Takeya Mizugaki
- Torres defeated Mizugaki via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) to retain the WEC Bantamweight title.
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