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Frank Curreri, WEC – He is unbeaten since reinventing himself at 145 pounds. He knocked out a former WEC featherweight champion in his last fight. He is a decorated judo black belt, ridiculously solid as a fire hydrant, and just might be the most powerful featherweight on the planet.

Below are the official weigh-in results for Thursday’s WEC event, which features the WEC featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Manny Gamburyan, as well as the lightweight clash between Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone. This card will air live on Versus (9pm ET / 6pm PT) from the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Punching an arch-nemesis in the face, for most people, would mean risking a lawsuit or being thrown in jail. Donald Cerrone and Jamie Varner are two of the lucky ones.
Theirs is a wonderfully dysfunctional relationship. Donald can’t stand Jamie, and Jamie can’t stand Donald.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Ten years into his illustrious career, Miguel Torres finds himself at a crossroads of sorts. Fans used to wonder, “Is there anyone at 135 pounds who can beat him?” Now they are asking, “Are the former world champion’s best days in the cage behind him?”

Frank Curreri, WEC – For several months, George Roop’s preoccupation with Chan Sung Jung has bordered on obsession. Exhibit A: The lanky Arizonan lobbied for “The Korean Zombie” to be his next opponent – and his wish was granted. Exhibit B: Roop has plastered pictures of Jung all over his Tuscon home; on the refrigerator, on his bathroom mirror, beside his bed.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Tiequan “The Wolf” Zhang, who is days away from becoming the first fighter from mainland China to compete in the WEC, will lay his 16-0 record on the line against unbeaten North Dakotan Pablo Garza (10-0). A skilled submission artist and master of first-round finishes, Zhang traveled nearly 7,000 miles and arrived in Colorado a week early to acclimate to the Mile-high altitude.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Chances are that you probably couldn’t have picked Chan Sung Jung out of a lineup before his April battle with Leonard Garcia, but you have fallen in love with his nickname and kamikaze fighting style. I, for one, happen to be guilty on all three counts.

Frank Curreri, WEC – If everything had played out according to plan – Mike Thomas Brown’s plan, that is – he would be vying for the WEC featherweight title next week against the dynamic force who dethroned him, Jose Aldo. Instead, Manny Gamburyan will test the champ in the WEC 51 main event, with Brown relegated to an undercard scrap against Cole Province that might not make the nationally televised broadcast.

Frank Curreri, WEC – “Gritty vs. Pretty,” which has a reality TV show kind of ring to it, is actually a fair framing of the looming showdown between Leonard Garcia and Mark Hominick.
The unofficial billing refers to their opposing fighting styles, not their facial features.

Frank Curreri, WEC – If fatigue makes cowards of men, as football icon Vince Lombardi once asserted, then the cool, crisp Rocky Mountain air has something in common with fatigue. The high altitude in Broomfield, Colorado (roughly 6,000 feet above sea level) could well be an X factor in the match pitting homegrown stud Tyler Toner against 14-1 featherweight contender Diego Nunes at WEC 51.