HCL 51

HCL 51: Moderate to Severe Joint Pain was a mixed martial arts event held by the Human Cockfighting League. The event took place on Sunday, May 1, 2016 from Amalgamated Pulp Industries Abandoned Paper Mill in Kamloops, British Columbia. This is the second HCL event to take place at this location, and the fifth HCL event to take place in Canada.

This event featured eight sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts. All fights consisted of three five-minute rounds, except for the main event championship fight, which consisted of five five-minute rounds.

This event featured the finals of the Heavyweight Contender Tournament, with the winner of the co-main event fight earning a shot at the HCL Heavyweight Championship at HCL 54. In addition, this event also featured the two semi-finals of the Middleweight Contender Tournament.

Fight Card

 * Note 1: HCL Welterweight Championship Fight
 * Note 2: Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
 * Note 3: Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-final

Bonus awards

 * Fight of the Night: 🇺🇸 Alexander Thorax vs 🇺🇸 Ray Peterson
 * Knockout of the Night: 🇺🇸 Ben McGuirk
 * Submission of the Night: 🇺🇸 David Orr