Lightweight veteran Alex Karalexis has been forced
to withdraw from a scheduled meeting with newcomer Tiequan Zhang at WEC 51.
Stepping in for Karalexis is Midwest veteran Jason Reinhardt, who will make his WEC debut at the event, which takes place
Sept. 30 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. The change was first
reported by MMAFighting.com and subsequently confirmed to MMAjunkie.com by sources close to the event.
The reason for Karalexis’ withdrawal is unknown at this time, and WEC officials declined comment on the shake-up.