List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
Bantamweight Championship
Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)

List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions

Section Title: Bantamweight Championship
Table Section Text: Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses

1	United States Eddie Wineland def. Antonio Banuelos	WEC 20 Lemoore, CA, USA	May 5, 2006

2	United States Chase Beebe	WEC 26 Las Vegas, NV, USA	March 24, 2007	1. def. Rani Yahya at WEC 30 on Sep 5, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA

3	United States Miguel Torres	WEC 32 Albuquerque, NM, USA	February 13, 2008	1. def.

4	United States Brian Bowles	WEC 42 Las Vegas, NV, USA	August 9, 2009

5	United States Dominick Cruz	WEC 47 Columbus, OH, USA	March 6, 2010	1. def.

The WEC Bantamweight division was absorbed into the UFC on December 16, 2010, as part of the UFC-WEC merger. Dominick Cruz won the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship when he defeated Scott Jorgensen at WEC 53.

Sentence(s)

Wineland became the inaugural WEC Bantamweight Champion after defeating Antonio Banuelos at WEC 20.

final_sentence: Wineland became the inaugural WEC Bantamweight Champion after defeating Antonio Banuelos at WEC 20.