Jamie Varner-Donald Cerrone Rematch Slated For Fall
A rematch between WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner and contender Donald Cerrone is slated to take place in the fall, according to WEC general manager Reed Harris, who announced the bout at the post-WEC 41 press conference on Sunday.
The first matchup between Varner and Cerrone ended prematurely in January at WEC 38 when Cerrone unintentionally but illegally kneed Varner while he was still on the canvas. Varner was unable to continue and the fight went to the judge’s, who declared Varner the winner by split technical decision.
At WEC 41, Cerrone submitted newcomer James Krause late in the first round to secure the 155-pound title rematch and both Cerrone and Varner agreed to the fall date after the bout.
A date and venue have not yet been confirmed for the fight, which will air live on Versus.
Varner (16-2), a winner of five-straight, defeated Rob McCullough and Marcus Hicks prior to his controversial January win over Cerrone. Cerrone (10-1) was unbeaten in ten career bouts prior to suffering his first pro loss to Varner.
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[Pictured: Jamie Varner]
Tags: Donald Cerrone, Jamie Varner
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I just really hope cerrone wins this one. I feel that Varner gassed and was going to be finished and took the easy way out in the last match. Also Varner has always seemed kind-of a tool to me.
yea ever since he ran away from hermes franca in the ufc ive been thinkin the same thing. then when he called timeout against razor rob it was the final nail in his tool coffin for me. so heres hopin cerrone blasts him into night night land
I don’t like either guy so it doesn’t matter ro me who wins this fight.
Could be for real, since people in the media are given access to the shows a week in advance (for example, Kris has probably already seen this episode), but bear in mind… it is wikipedia, and pretty much anyone can edit it however they choose.
That has since been taken down.
Personally, I tend to favor fighters who wear props to the ring. Anyone with a cowboy reference seems alomost obligated to wear a cowboy hat. (Herring, Imes, Cerrone) Rampage has the JYD chains. (awesome!) But…I’d LOVE to see a Rick Flair-esque robe by an etablished fighter. C’mon, how much cooler would Matt Hughes be if a sequence robe??
Ha Ha.A la Bob Sapp.
I’d pay double for a PPV fight wherein Matt Hughes came to the ring in a Ric Flair robe, GarRule.
And I’d have to agree with the Varner tool label. Although he’s a quality LW IMO, Varner just can’t help himself when it comes to giving off that “Koscheck” sort of vibe…