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bloodyelbow.com - 7/1/2009

WEC Plans to Strip the Title From Jamie Varner. Varner's Career Over?

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Promoted from the FanPosts by Kid Nate. According to the Youngstown Vindicator , in an article announcing an upcoming WEC show in Youngstown on Sep. 2, the WEC plans to strip Varner of his lightweight belt. Also a very interesting quote from WEC GM Reed Harris is included.  ...

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vindy.com - 6/30/2009

Covelli Centre to host WEC show - Local & Regional News - Vindy.com, The Vindicator

— vindy.com — David Skolnick The mixed-martial arts event will be broadcast live from Youngstown. YOUNGSTOWN — Top mixed-martial arts... fighters are coming to the Covelli Centre Sept. 2. The World Extreme Cagefighting show will be the first live nationally ... (more) Covelli Centre to host WEC show - Local & Regional News  ...

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mmajunkie.com - 6/30/2009

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 ...

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sports.yahoo.com - 6/24/2009

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 ...

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What the Jamie Varner story tells about online media
Watch Kalib Run — ... 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 grey-beards of ...