WEC 51

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan
A poster or logo for WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan.
Information
Promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
Date	September 30, 2010
Venue	1stBank Center
City	Broomfield, Colorado
Attendance	3,791
Total gate	$191,620
Event chronology
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki

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. This was the only event that the WEC hosted in Colorado.

Alex Karalexis was expected to face debuting Chinese prospect Tiequan Zhang at this event, but was forced from the card with 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 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.

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

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.