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Report: Varner to be Stripped of Title?

Speculation regarding the career of WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner continues to be a hot topic, especially after a report surfaced today at Vindy.com, stating that the promotion plans on stripping Varner of his belt. (Thank to Fighters Only Magazine for the heads up) According to the Ohio media outlet’s report, the WEC will be hosting an event in Youngstown on September 2nd, which will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson. According to the story, WEC General Manager Reed Harris stated that Varner may never fight again due to the extensive injuries he incurred in his January bout with Cerrone.

Varner’s road to recovery apparently has been more agonizing than sitting through an entire episode of “America’s Got Talent”. (In fact, several MMA Fix staff members have opted to insert shards of broken glass under their finger nails, and reported back ‘it’s not so bad,’ when compared to the experience of watching the show) Shortly after his memorable five round bout with Cerrone, it was the eye injury Varner  incurred as a result of an illegal knee strike, which appeared to be the most threatening to the talented fighter’s career. (Varner won the bout by Technical Split Decision)

When news surfaced that Varner’s damaged eye would in fact recover completely, the hype machine started to churn regarding a rematch with Cerrone. (One which reached a fever pitch recently, with Cerrone apparently using the kind of rhetoric that won’t win you any points with Glaad- you can ask Dana White all about that)

More recently, however, it was revealed that Varner’s hand was still not completely healed, pushing back Cerrone vs. Varner 2 and leading to speculation that an interim title would be enacted.

In any case, here’s hoping that Varner is back in the cage soon; as a rematch with Cerrone, who is also someone you wouldn’t want to spill your drink on, (unless you would like to live out your days hobbled) is a fight that’s got to happen.

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Posted on June 30, 2009
Filed Under Dana White, Jamie Varner, MMA, MMA News, WEC | Comments Off

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