WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan - Live Results

Throughout round one both men circled, not wanting to make any huge mistakes. Aldo used leg kicks to do his damage thoughout the round, leaving a nasty welt on the outside of Manny’s thigh. In the second round Aldo landed a hard counter right hand that buckled Gamburyan’s knees, seeing he was hurt Aldo threw a very hard uppercut that dropped his foe. Jose followed him to the ground where he landed a flurry of punches that switched off the light of the challenger.

With the win Aldo remains the WEC’s featherweight champion and undefeated in the Zuffa promotion.

Following the fight Cerrone said that he would be willing to grant Varner a rematch to settle the score as each man now holds one win against the other.

Through the first round both men looked very measured while trading leg kicks and straight punches. It was a close round with neither man making too much of a statement but Roop probably edging out the round on the scorecards. In the second round Roop decided it was time to make a statement. Jung dropped his hands and Roop landed a hard head kick that knocked Jung out cold.

It was a fantastic knockout that ranks among the best of the year.