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What the Jamie Varner story tells about online media
What the Jamie Varner story tells about online media
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 ...
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 ...
Twitter / Jamie Varner: I just got out of the Docs ...
Twitter / Jamie Varner: I just got out of the Docs ...
twitter.com — 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  ... (more) Twitter / Jamie Varner: I just got out of the Docs ...
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Rumors: The MMA Online Media Giveth and the Online MMA Media Taketh Away
Bloody Elbow — If you'll forgive me for getting all meta, there are a couple of interesting pieces today about the way rumors fly about the Internet. In both cases, misinformation was spread about fighters, in one case by a traditional newspaper and in the other by a fairly obscure web site. In both cases, it was the online media that cleared things up. First Zak Woods talks about the Jamie Varner situation: The first report from Vindy.com made the assertion that Jamie Varner was to be stripped of the WEC lightweight title. This ...

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