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WEC 51 Results: Jose Aldo Retains Featherweight Title With KO Of Manny Gamburyan

The first round of the bout between Jose Aldo and Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51 may not have pleased everyone in attendance as both men fought at a measured pace but Jose Aldo made sure there were fireworks in the second frame.

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.

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