WEC 51 meet and greet includes Liddell, Faber, Carwin, NBA's "Birdman"

While this week's "WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan" event features one of the most star-studded lineups in the promotion's nine-year history, the company brass isn't relying on the in-cage action as the night's only attraction.

WEC officials recently announced a star-studded pre-fight meet-and-greet for WEC 51 ticket holders that includes UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, former WEC champion Urijah Faber, Colorado-based UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin, Punkass and Skyscrape from the TapouT crew, and Chris "Birdman" Anderson from the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

WEC 51, which features a featherweight title fight between current champ Jose Aldo and top challenger Manny Gamburyan, takes place Sept. 30 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.

"For the fans in Colorado, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," WEC general manager Reed Harris stated in the official announcement. "To attend a title fight is always a unique experience. To also meet the six stars we're bringing makes this a can't-miss event."

The six featured guests will sign autographs for ticket holders from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. MT local time at Roadhouse 36, which is located outside the North Entry of the 1STBANK Center.

The card's first preliminary bout begins at 3 p.m. MT local time.

Tickets for the Versus-broadcast WEC 51 event – which are priced at $185, $135, $75 and $40 – are still available at TicketHorse.com.

The evening's 11-bout fight card includes:

MAIN CARD
Champ Jose Aldo vs. Manny Gamburyan (for featherweight title)Miguel Torres vs. Charlie ValenciaDonald Cerrone vs. Jamie VarnerChan Sung Jung vs. George RoopLeonard Garcia vs. Mark HominickPRELIMINARY CARD
Mike Brown vs. Cole ProvinceChris Horodecki vs. Ed RatcliffAntonio Banuelos vs. Chad George Demetrious Johnson vs. Nick Pace Diego Nunes vs. Tyler TonerJason Reinhardt vs. Tiequan ZhangFor the latest on WEC 51, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)

(Pictured: Chuck Liddell)

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Spike TV's "Brocktober" includes UFC 116 replay, UFC 121 "Primetime" special

Spike TV officials have dubbed next month "Brocktober" and have crammed a variety of Brock Lesnar-related programming into a four-week span.

The lineup includes a new three-part "UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez" pre-UFC 121 special that debuts Oct. 6.

Additionally, Spike TV airs a replay of July's UFC 116 pay-per-view event, a blockbuster show that was headlined by champ Lesnar and interim title-holder Shane Carwin, on Oct. 20.

UFC 121 takes place Oct. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Lesnar puts his heavyweight belt on the line against top contender Cain Velasquez in the pay-per-view headliner.

The "Primetime" special debut airs at 11 p.m. ET/PT, and new episodes come out Oct. 13 (11 p.m.) and Oct. 20 (9:30 p.m.). The UFC 116 replay airs from 7-9:30 p.m.

Also on the calendar is the UFC's tradition pre-event "Countdown" show. "Countdown to UFC 121" debuts Oct. 18 at 11:30 p.m., and replays are set for Oct. 20 (1:30 a.m.), Oct. 21 (12:30 a.m.) and Oct. 23 (1 p.m.).

Also sprinkled throughout the month are "UFC All Access: Brock Lesnar" replays (Oct. 7 at 1 a.m. and Oct. 9 at 2 p.m.) and "UFC Unleashed" specials. They include Lesnar vs. Heath Herring from UFC 87 (Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 6 p.m.), Lesnar vs. Randy Couture at UFC 91 (Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.), Lesnar vs. Frank Mir II at UFC 100 (Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 8 p.m.) and Lesnar vs. Mir I at UFC 81 (Oct. 23 at 3 p.m.).

For complete coverage of UFC 121, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

(Pictured: Brock Lesnar)

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