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.
| WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | September 30, 2010 | |||
| Venue | 1stBank Center | |||
| City | Broomfield, Colorado | |||
| Attendance | 3,791[1] | |||
| Total gate | $191,620[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
Alex Karalexis was expected to face debuting Chinese prospect Tiequan Zhang at this event, but was removed because of 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]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def | Manvel Gamburyan | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:32 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def | Jamie Varner | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Miguel Torres | def | Charlie Valencia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:25 | |
| Featherweight | George Roop | def | Chan Sung Jung | KO (head kick) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| Featherweight | Mark Hominick | def | Leonard Garcia | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def | Cole Province | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:18 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Chris Horodecki | def | Ed Ratcliff | Decision (split) (28-29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def | Chad George | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Zhang Tiequan | def | Pablo Garza | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:26 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def | Tyler Toner | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Demetrious Johnson | def | Nick Pace | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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
