Jamie Varner to be stripped of belt; Cerrone vs. Henderson will be for WEC lightweight title
fiveouncesofpain.com 7/1/2009 — It appears as though current WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner may be forced to the sidelines indefinitely. According to a recent report on Vindy.com, WEC founder and general manager Reed Harris said that Varner may never fight again due to the ...

Jamie Varner vs Donald Cerrone 2 could be next for WEC with Ben Henderson hurt
mmamania.com 10/16/2009 — During last Saturday night’s five-round, back-and-forth WEC 43 main event between Ben “Smooth” Henderson and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone for the promotion’s interim lightweight title, both fighters left absolutely ...

Jamie Varner vs. Ben Henderson title unification bout to take place in early 2010
fiveknuckles.com 10/12/2009 — The fighters may have spoken of a December unification bout, but it is unlikely that the fight will take place before the New Year.

Jamie Varner: I'm Not Retiring
mma.fanhouse.com 7/1/2009 — by Ariel Helwani Filed under: WEC Jamie Varner 's mixed martial arts career is not in jeopardy. The WEC lightweight champion's broken right hand has still not healed since his January title defense against Donald Cerrone forcing the organization to ...

Varner WEC Title Fight Will Be in Early 2010; Arizona Targeted
mma.fanhouse.com 10/12/2009 — Ben Henderson Jamie Varner 's comeback will have to wait a little longer. While the WEC had hoped to stage a matchup between lightweight champion Varner and new interim champion Ben Henderson in December, such a scenario has essentially been ruled out ...

Jamie Varner May Never Fight Again; Cerrone vs. Henderson For Interim LW Title in September (UPDATE)
cagepotato.com 7/1/2009 — ( Oh, please. In my day, we'd fight with three broken hands. Photo courtesy of Brawlin.net . ) Jamie Varner 's technical split-decision over Donald Cerrone at WEC 38 counted as a win on his record, but it sure didn't feel like one. Varner left ...

Jamie Varner Still Injured, Interim WEC Lightweight Belt Possible
bloodyelbow.com 6/24/2009 — Promoted from the Fan Posts by Kid Nate. Jamie Varner posted a tweet on the status of his injury: I just got out of the Docs and hand is still fractured. I'm really upset. I thought I was ready, my hand doesn't even hurt, but the doc pulled ...

What the Jamie Varner story tells about online media
watchkalibrun.com 7/1/2009 — At one point yesterday Jamie Varner's fighting career was permanently over and he was to be stripped of his WEC lightweight title in disgrace. A few hours later Varner's career was not over and he was still the WEC lightweight champion. How did such a wild oscillation begin, why online of ...

Not so fast on Jamie Varner being stripped of lightweight title
watchkalibrun.com 6/30/2009 — Earlier today WKR passed along a story regarding WEC 43 coming to Youngstown, Ohio. The main event currently being discussed is an interim lightweight title fight between Donald Cerrone and Benson Henderson. This news was soon followed with several reports citing a story by Vindy.com ...

Varner Out - Cerrone to Face Ben Henderson in September
squabbles.com 6/26/2009 — WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner’s hand injury failed to heal correct, and his proposed matchup with Donald Cerrone is now on hold indefinitely. Instead, Cerrone is set to take on Benson Henderson at a WEC event in September. “The hand didn’t heal right,” ...

WEC newcomer Brad Pickett likely to meet Kyle Dietz at WEC 45 in December (MMAJunkie.com) — Yahoo! Sports - Mixed Martial Arts News 11/2/2009
WEC newcomer Brad Pickett (17-4 MMA, 0-0 WEC), a longtime fighter on the British fight scene, has signed with...

WEC Slates Varner-Henderson for Jan. 10 — Recent News on Sherdog.com 11/2/2009
WEC Slates Varner-Henderson for Jan. 10 World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jamie-Varner-7168">Jamie Varner</a> will meet interim titleholder <a ...

Varner vs Hednerson at WEC 46 (Yahoo! Sports) — Yahoo! Sports - Mixed Martial Arts News 11/3/2009
World Extreme Cagefighting on Monday, via its official Twitter account, confirmed its previously reported Jan.

The Anti-UFC Rankings Bias — Bleacher Report - MMA 11/3/2009
UFC President Dana White has often said that the media guys who do the rankings are against him. Of course there are some cases, like the case of Fedor, Dana White's comments seem silly. There are, however, some other instances where Dana White ...

"Lil' Evil" Jens Pulver to Return in 2010 — Bleacher Report - MMA 11/2/2009
When Jens Pulver was submitted in 33 seconds by Josh Grispi back at WEC 41 in Sacramento, the fan favorite known as "Lil' Evil" tearfully thanked the fans for years of support and hinted that the last fight of his career may have just taken place.  ...