WEC 51: ALDO VS. GAMBURYAN

September 30, 2010

One of the sport’s pound-for-pound elite returns this fall to defend his title against one of the division’s most dangerous fighters. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo, universally recognized as the number one ranked lighter weight fighter in MMA, makes the second defense of his crown against judo ace Manny Gamburyan when World Extreme Cagefighting® invades the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. on Thursday, Sept. 30.

In addition to the featherweight title fight, Denver native Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will meet former lightweight champion Jamie Varner in a long-awaited grudge match. Plus, former bantamweight champion Miguel Angel Torres returns to the cage to take on the red-hot Charlie Valencia.

Main Card
Featherweight Championship bout: Jose Aldo (c) vs. Manny Gamburyan
Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia
Featherweight bout: Chan Sung Jung vs. George Roop
Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick

Preliminary Card
Lightweight bout: Zhang Tie Quan vs. Pablo Garza
Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Cole Province
Lightweight bout: Chris Horodecki vs. Ed Ratcliff
Featherweight bout: Tyler Toner vs. Diego Nunes
Bantamweight bout: Antonio Banuelos vs. Chad George
Bantamweight bout: Demetrious Johnson vs. Nick Pace




Lightweight bout: Zhang Tie Quan vs. Pablo Garza
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Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick
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Featherweight bout: Chan Sung Jung vs. George Roop
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Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia
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Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
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Featherweight Championship bout: Jose Aldo (c) vs. Manvel Gamburyan
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