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Jamie Varner to be stripped of belt; Cerrone vs. Henderson will be for WEC lightweight title
Jamie Varner to be stripped of belt; Cerrone vs. Henderson will be for WEC lightweight title
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 broken foot and hand sustained in his previous ...
Youngstown, Ohio, hosts WEC 43 on Sept. 2, Jamie Varner won't be stripped of title anytime soon
Youngstown, Ohio, hosts WEC 43 on Sept. 2, Jamie Varner won't be stripped of title anytime soon
mmajunkie.com —  As executives hinted earlier this year, World Extreme Cagefighting will, in fact, make its Ohio debut... this year. WEC General Manager Reed Harris today told MMAjunkie.com that WEC 43 is set for Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the 6,000-seat Covelli Centre ... (more) Youngstown, Ohio, hosts WEC 43 on Sept. 2, Jamie Varner ...
Varner still not ready to fight, interim LW WEC belt possible
Varner still not ready to fight, interim LW WEC belt possible
sports.yahoo.com — When WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner won controversially over Donald Cerrone due to an illegal knee, Varner... walked away from the fight with both his belt and a broken hand. That was on January 25. Now, five months later, the hand is still broken. ... (more) Varner still not ready to fight, interim LW WEC belt ...
What the Jamie Varner story tells about online media
What the Jamie Varner story tells about online media
watchkalibrun.com — 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 ... (more) What the Jamie Varner story tells about online media
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Rumors: The MMA Online Media Giveth and the Online MMA Media Taketh Away
Bloody Elbow — ... like wildfire as MMA blogs and news websites cited it as a legitimate source and why shouldn't they, newspapers and their websites are suppose to disseminate accurate information so blaming the readers for taking the information at face value is a disingenuous argument. Also the Vindy article contained numerous quotes from the WEC General Manager several of which seemed to imply that Varner's fighting career was permanently over. Within a few short hours many, if not all, MMA websites, blogs and forums were citing Vindy.com's report. Again the ...

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twitter.com 6/24/2009 — Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! I just got out of the Docs and hand is still factured Im really upset I thought I was ready my hand doesnt even hurt but the doc pulled the rug out from my feet about 3 hours ago from MySpace Twitter Sync  ...
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