Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner will make his first appearance of 2012 on February 10th as half of the XFC 16: High Stakes main event. His opponent standing across from him will be the veteran of over 50 fights, Drew Fickett.
Contemplating retirement after a unanimous decision less than a month ago, former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner stepped back into the cage at last night’s XFC 14: Resurrection. The devastating loss came at the hands of someone Varner believed he should have easily handled, which prompted Varner to tweet out he was retiring. Not so fast though, Varner was already schedule to fight at XFC 14 against Nate Jolly.
The fight card changed more than even their own website could keep up with, but that didn’t stop the fights from being exciting. Two fighters came into tonight looking to make an impression on those possibly watching, in hopes it would land them back in the big show. When it was all said and done though, they went home wondering what happened and a late replacement burst onto the scene.
Tomorrow night TFC 20 marks Jamie Varner’s (17-5 MMA) revamped fighting career after his first full camp at AMA. Two main card fights within a month span is the ticket needed to give Varner one more chance in the UFC. The card originally had him against a seasoned veteran but due to legal issues Varner will now face a highly touted prospect. Varner has seemed to mature greatly since we first saw him in the UFC / WEC and looks forward to turning heads beginning tomorrow night.
Former World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion Jamie Varner is heading to Titan Fighting Championship to headline their upcoming TFC 20 event on September 23rd. Standing across Varner inside the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas will be Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez.
It has to have been a tough two years for one of the most dominant WEC champions ever to rise to the top, but surely Jamie Varner (17-5) is on cloud nine right now. The XFO fights 39 card was littered with ex UFC, WEC, and Strikeforce veterans trying to fight their way back to the top promotions, in an uprising sport.
News out of Jamie Varner’s management team yesterday had Varner fighting Shinya Aoki at Dream 17 on May 29th in Japan. The release though seems a bit pre-mature as Varner’s camp and Aoki’s camp still have details that need to be hammered out.
For Jamie Varner, 2010 is a year that he should try to forget. The former WEC Lightweight Champion went 0-3-1 for the year and had very little success in the cage in 2010. On Thursday evening, Varner suffered another loss, pushing his record to 16-5-1 with two no contests.
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Weigh-in Pictures
Due to a previously scheduled Arena Football game at the HP Pavilion, today’s UFC on FOX 7 weigh-ins were held less than a mile away at the California Theater. The small theater was completely filled with cheering fans and all the fighters they came to see made weight.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Weigh-in Pictures
Amidst everything else going on, the UFC has themselves a busy day today with the UFC on FX 6 taking place in Australia and The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale weigh-ins. All 24 fighters made weight today for tomorrow’s event that will crown The Ultimate Fighter 16 welterweight winner.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 Weigh-in Results and Photos
SAN JOSE, Cal. – Still recovering from Saturday’s UFC 148, MMAValor.com was inside the HP Pavilion for today’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 weigh-ins. A few of the fighters would need to step onto the scale behind a towel but all 22 fighters on the UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card made weight.
TUF Live Finale Live Results and Event Pictures
The long grind of the first live version of The Ultimate Fighter ends tonight at the TUF Live Finale in Las Vegas. Featuring 12 of the 16 TUF Live contestants, the 10 bout card will be headlined by an important match-up in the welterweight division between Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann.
TUF Live Finale Weigh-in Results and Pictures
All the fighters for tomorrow’s TUF Live Finale were on weight as they stepped onto the scales inside the Pearl at the Palms. The 20 fighters, including 12 of the 16 TUF Live fighters will begin entering the Octagon tomorrow starting at 2:45pm PT / 5:45pm ET.
