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CagePotato.com: Jamie Varner May Never Fight Again; Cerrone vs. Henderson For Interim LW Title in September (UPDATE)
MMAFrenzy.com: WEC 43 Tickets on Sale July 8; Jamie Varner Won’t Be Stripped of Title, Expected to Fight Cerrone-Henderson Winner
Watch Kalib Run: Not so fast on Jamie Varner being stripped of lightweight title
Jamie Varner May Never Fight Again; Cerrone vs. Henderson For Interim LW Title in September (UPDATE)
CagePotato.com —
... , while Henderson (9-1) picked up his second win in the WEC in April with his first-round TKO of Shane Roller. We're not sure if the Vindy report is the result of a misunderstanding, or info that leaked before it was supposed to we'll update you with any major developments. UPDATE, 3:11 p.m. ET: From MMA Junkie : [D]espite recent reports, injured champion Jamie Varner will not be stripped of his WEC lightweight title...A number of reports, citing a Youngstown Vindicator story, stated Varner would be stripped of his belt and that it would then be contested by Cerrone and ...
WEC 43 Tickets on Sale July 8; Jamie Varner Won’t Be Stripped of Title, Expected to Fight Cerrone-Henderson Winner
MMAFrenzy.com —
... Lightweight champ Jamie Varner, sidelined for the indefinite future due to injuries suffered in a January win over Cerrone, will not be stripped of the 155-pound title, according to WEC general manager Reed Harris who, in an interview with MMAjunkie, corrected a report from the ...
Not so fast on Jamie Varner being stripped of lightweight title
Watch Kalib Run —
... 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 that current lightweight champion, Jamie Varner, was to be stripped of his lightweight belt and may be facing the end of his fighting career. Varner recently suffered several injuries in his last title defense.
However WEC General Manager Reed Harris immediately talked to MMA Junkieto clear the confusion around Varner's status, ...
WEC News: Jamie Varner's Career May Be Over, Still Lightweight Champion
Ropes, Ring and Cage —
... , in which he said the injuries Varner suffered in that win may be career-ending. Cerrone and Ben Henderson are set to fight for the newly-created interim Lightweight title at the Youngstown show on September 2nd. This lead to speculation that Varner (16-2) could be stripped of the title if he is unable to compete. However, in an interview with MMAJunkie.com , Harris did a little bit of backtracking and denied that Varner has been forced to vacate the belt and that the organization hopes "Jamie can come back later this year and defend his title against whoever wins the interim ...
Rumors: The MMA Online Media Giveth and the Online MMA Media Taketh Away
Bloody Elbow —
... The triumph of the online MMA community was how fast the initial reports were clarified once the WEC's General Manger and ...
