While many fans that had the pleasure to witness one of the greatest fights put on in recent memory between “The Korean Zombie” Chang Sung Jung and Leonard Garcia at WEC 48 had anticipated an immediate rematch between the pair, it now looks likely that that particular fight will have to wait.

It now looks likely that “The Korean Zombie” will in fact face off with George Roop at WEC 51, while Garcia is expected to face off with Mark Hominick at the same event according to recent reports at MMAWeekly.

WEC 51 is expected to take place on September 8 from the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado while airing live on Versus.

Nothing has been announced yet, but the card is expected to be headlined by a featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Manny Gamburyan.

Garcia recently edged out Jung via narrow split decision in a wild slugfest widely considered to be the front-runnner for “Fight of the Year” honors, while Roop went to a draw with Garcia in his previous outing, and Hominick is looking for his fourth consecutive victory.

Fresh off a barnburner with fellow Canadian Yves Jabouin at WEC 49, Mark Hominick takes on another hard-swinging featherweight when he meets Leonard Garcia on the televised portion of WEC 51.

The match-up was first reported by MMAWeekly.com and confirmed today by MMAjunkie.com via sources close to the promotion.

Although not officially announced, WEC 51 takes place Sept. 30 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and airs live on Versus.

Following one of the year's most impressive fights, Chan Sung Jung - better known as "The Korean Zombie" - next meets George Roop in September at WEC 51.

A source close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com the fight, first reported by MMAWeekly.com, is expected to be part of the night's un-aired preliminary card.

Although not officially announced, WEC 51 takes place Sept. 30 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.

Following one of the year's most impressive fights, Chan Sung Jung - better known as "The Korean Zombie" - next meets George Roop in September at WEC 51.

A source close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com the fight, first reported by MMAWeekly.com, isn't signed but could  be part of the night's un-aired preliminary
card.

Although not officially announced, WEC 51 takes place Sept. 30 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.

World Extreme Cagefighting officials have taken their brand of fighting
on the road in 2010, and WEC 51 will likely once again lead the
promotion to a new destination.

MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with sources close to
the promotion that the WEC is eyeing the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield,
Colo., on Sept. 30 for the as-yet-unannounced WEC 51 event.

News of the expected fight card was first reported by the Las Vegas
Review-Journal.

The UFC’s first ever event on the Versus network, “UFC on Vesus 1″ sold out the 1stBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. headlined by light-heavyweights Jon Jones vs. Brandon Vera and heavyweights Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.

The event drew a total of 6,443 fans for a gate total of $568,125 according to UFC president Dana White. A total of 1.24 million viewers watched the event with a 1.66 rating in the males 18-34 demographic, and a total of $713,000 was payed out in fighter salaries.

The same venue was also host to the “UFC Fight Night 13: Florian vs. Lauzon” event in April 2008, which drew an attendance of 6,742 for a $753,429 gate total.

The 1.24 million viewers only ranked third highest among MMA events on the Versus network. The June 2008 event, “WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver” ranks first on the Versus network, drawing 1.54 million viewers, while the “WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II” event falls into second place after the June 2009 event drew 1.3 million viewers. The total was an improvement over the past MMA event from March 6th, “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz,” which only saw a viewership of 373,000.

The top earners for the “UFC on Versus 1″ network were heavyweight fighters Cheick Kongo, who earned $110,000 for his victory over Paul Buentello, and Junior dos Santos, who earned $70,000 for his win over Brandon Vera.

A break down of the fighter salaries from Sunday’s “UFC on Versus 1″ is as follows:

Jon Jones: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Vera: $60,000

Junior Dos Santos: $70,000 ($35,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000

Cheick Kongo: $110,000 ($55,000 win bonus) def. Paul Buentello: $40,000

Alessio Sakara: $42,000 ($21,000 win bonus) def. James Irvin: $20,000

Clay Guida: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Shannon Gugerty: $9,000

Vladimir Matyushenko: $56,000 ($28,000 win bonus) def. Eliot Marshall: $10,000

Darren Elkins: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Duane Ludwig: $12,000

John Howard: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus) def. Daniel Roberts: $6,000

Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Chase Gormley: $10,000

Mike Pierce: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Julio Paulino: $6,000

Jason Brilz: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Eric Schafer: $13,000

Looking at the photo you can imagine how much pain Duane “Bang” Ludwig’s (19-11) was going through when his left ankle was fractured on Sunday night at the “UFC on Versus 1″ event in his fight with Darren Elkins.

Ludwig’s manager, Sven Bean, noted that the fighter would be out of action for up to six months due to the injury.

Bean said Ludwig suffered a Maisonneuve fracture – a “spiral” fracture of the fibula bone often accompanied by a severe ankle sprain – to his left leg. Ludwig will undergo surgery on Friday to repair the damage and will have several pins inserted in the bones to stabilize them.

Both men fought on the preliminary card for the UFC’s first ever broadcast on Versus at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. Ludwig suffered the injury in the first round after a takedown by Elkins.

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Quote: MMAjunkie.com

UFC lightweight Duane "Bang" Ludwig suffered a
severe ankle fracture in his UFC on Versus 1 fight with Darren Elkins
and will likely be out of action for up to six months.

The news was first reported today by MMAWeekly.com, and MMAjunkie.com subsequently spoke to Ludwig's manager, Sven Bean,
who confirmed the prognosis.

Ludwig fought Elkins on the non-televised portion of UFC on Versus 1,
held this past Sunday at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. The
injury occurred in the first round as Elkins took Ludwig to the mat.
Replays showed Ludwig's leg bend grotesquely under him as the move took
place.

Replays of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's first event ever broadcast on Versus, "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones," re-air this week on the cable channel.

Replay dates currently listed on the cable channel's official website
include tonight at 9 p.m. ET and Wednesday night at both 6 p.m. ET.
Check your local listings for additional replays.

The event initially aired this past Sunday night and took place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.

Brandon Vera received more than a bruised ego on Sunday at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.; a fearsome elbow strike from opponent Jon Jones left the UFC light heavyweight with facial fractures and an unknown return date.

In the night's Versus-televised main event, Jones landed the blow as he postured up in Vera's guard midway through the first round. Vera rolled to his side in visible pain when the shot slammed into the right side of his face near his eye socket.

The strike caused three fractures in Vera's right cheekbone, the fighter's manager, Matt Stansell, today told MMAjunkie.com.