Horodecki vs. Ratcliff, Banuelos vs. George Official for WEC 51 Preliminary Card
A lightweight matchup between Chris Horodecki and Ed Ratcliff and a bantamweight bout between Antonio Banuelos and Chad George have been officially added to the preliminary card of “WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan” on September 30 in Broomfield, Colorado.
Horodecki vs. Ratcliff was first reported last week, while Banuelos vs. George was previously unannounced.
Horodecki (15-2) scored his first WEC win in June with a third-round submission of newcomer Danny Downes, a late-replacement for Ratcliff (7-2), who hasn’t fought since suffering a third-round submission to Donald Cerrone in the “Fight of the Night” at December’s WEC 45.
Banuelos (17-6) earned three-straight wins before dropping a unanimous decision to rising contender Scott Jorgensen in April, while George had his six-fight win streak snapped with a 31-second submission loss to Jorgensen in March.
The Versus-televised WEC 51 fight card is headlined by featherweight champ Jose Aldo vs. Manny Gamburyan and also includes Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone, Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia, Mark Hominick vs. Leonard Garcia, and Chan Sung Jung vs. George Roop.
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Pictured: Antonio Banuelos
Tags: Antonio Banuelos, Chad George, Chris Horodecki, ed ratcliff
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Although Horodecki’s previous opponent was young and not that experiencd, he looked great against him. He looked more technical with his striking and a little more patient.
I see this dude improving a whole lot in the next year or two.
Agreed.
The kid is only 22 years old, and has won [I think] 15 out of his 17 fights.
In 3 or 4 years, when he matures both physically and skillwise, he could really gain some traction at 155…