WEC 51
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| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | September 30, 2010 | |||
| Venue | 1stBank Center | |||
| City | Broomfield, Colorado | |||
| Attendance | 3,791[1] | |||
| Total gate | $191,620[1] | |||
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WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.[2] This was the only event that the WEC hosted in Colorado.
Background
Alex Karalexis was expected to face debuting Chinese prospect Tiequan Zhang at this event, but was forced from the card with an injury[3] and replaced by UFC veteran Jason Reinhardt. However, Reinhardt would also be forced from the card after failing a pre-fight eye exam, and was replaced by WEC newcomer Pablo Garza.[4] The Zhang-Reinhardt matchup would later be rescheduled as a featherweight bout for UFC 127 following the UFC-WEC merger, with Zhang winning by submission.
Clint Godfrey was originally slated to face Demetrious Johnson at this event, but was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by WEC newcomer Nick Pace.[5]
This event drew an average of 486,000 viewers on Versus.[6]
Results
Preliminary card
- Bantamweight bout:
Demetrious Johnson vs. Nick Pace
- Johnson defeated Pace via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout:
Zhang Tiequan vs. Pablo Garza
- Zhang defeated Garza via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:26 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Torres/Valencia bout.
- Featherweight bout: Tyler Toner vs.
Diego Nunes
- Nunes defeated Toner via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
- Bantamweight bout: Antonio Banuelos vs. Chad George
- Banuelos defeated George via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout:
Chris Horodecki vs. Ed Ratcliff
- Horodecki defeated Ratcliff via split decision (28–29, 30–27, 30–27)
- Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Cole Province
- Brown defeated Province via TKO (punches) at 1:18 of round 1.
Main card
- Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick
- Hominick defeated Garcia via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout:
Chan Sung Jung vs. George Roop
- Roop defeated Jung via KO (head kick) at 1:30 of round 2.
- Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia
- Torres defeated Valencia via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:25 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
- Cerrone defeated Varner via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (c) vs.
Manny Gamburyan
- Aldo defeated Gamburyan via KO (punches) at 1:32 of round 2 to retain the WEC Featherweight title.
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.[7]
- Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Jamie Varner
- Knockout of the Night: George Roop
- Submission of the Night: Miguel Torres
See also
- List of WEC Events
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WEC 51 officially draws attendance of 3,791 for $191K live gate". mmajunkie.com. October 12, 2010.
- ↑ "WEC: ALDO vs. GAMBURYAN". wec.tv. 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "Alex Karalexis Out of WEC 51 Bout Against Tiequan Zhang". mmafighting.com. 09-07-2010.
- ↑ "Reinhardt Fails Eye Exam – Out Against Tie Quan Zhang at WEC 51". fiveouncesofpain.com. 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "Nick Pace replaces Clint Godfrey, faces Demetrious Johnson at WEC 51". mmajunkie.com. September 8, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-51-aldo-vs-gamburyan
- ↑ "WEC 51 bonuses: Roop, Torres, Cerrone and Varner earn $10K awards". MMAJunkie.com. 2010-10-01.
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