All fighters scheduled for tomorrow night’s WEC 46: “Varner vs. Henderson” event have weighed in successfully. Keep in mind, fighters are allowed to weight one pound over the division limit in non-title fights.
Main Card fights (televised):
Jamie Varner (155) vs. Benson Henderson (154.5)
Urijah Faber (145.5) vs. Raphael Assuncao (146)
Mike Brown (146) vs. Anthony Morrison (146)
Dave Jansen (156) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155)
Mackens Semerzier (144.5) vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (146)
Under Card fights (may not be broadcast):
Akitoshi Tamura (135) vs. Charlie Valencia (134)
Wagnney Fabiano (136) vs. Clint Godfrey (135.5)
Mark Hominick (146) vs. Bryan Caraway (146)
Eddie …

Current WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner has confirmed with 6th-Round.com that his injured hand is indeed finally healed. The following is Varner’s reply to us via Twitter when being asked if injuries are behind him.
@6thRound yes sir I’m back 11:21 PM Oct 6th from Echofon in reply to 6thRound

Varner won the belt from former champ Rob McCullough at WEC 32 in 2008 and has successfully defended twice but came under harsh criticism from fans and fighters alike after he did not continue following a controversial knee to the head from …

With current champ Jamie Varner seemingly out indefinitely with supposed injuries, World Extreme Cagefighting has gone ahead with creating an interim belt. The two fighters who will meet in the cage for the title will be none other than recent challenger to Varner, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (10-1) and Ben “Smooth” Henderson (9-1).
A wise move by WEC to create the interim belt, as Cerrone is ready to go and Varner continually denies he is ready to return to action. With Jamie’s last fight having been back in january of this year, …

WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner may have won over two of the judges in his fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone last night at WEC 38, but failed to do so with the crowd. After dominating the bout for four rounds, Varner ate what looked to be a semi-flush knee to the temple in the fifth round. The strike was ruled as unintentional, yet illegal, and then the drama began.
Being a fan of Varner’s for some time, I found it perplexing that the champ who was in command of the majority …