''WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan'' was a

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event held by

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that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in

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. 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 removed because of an injury 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. The Zhang-Reinhardt matchup would later be rescheduled as a featherweight bout for

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following the

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-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. This event drew an average of 486,000 viewers on Versus.

Results

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Jamie Varner *Knockout of the Night: George Roop *Submission of the Night: Miguel Torres

External links

Official WEC website

References

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Background

Results

Bonus Awards

See also

External links

References