http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/58692 Recent articles about Jamie Varner en-us The WEC has added a number of fights to the WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson fight card since the event, which takes place on January 10 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, was announced earlier this month. Joining a headlining lightweight unification matchup between Jamie Varner and Ben Henderson and Urijah Faber vs. Raphael Assuncao on the Versus-televised WEC 46 main card will be Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius and Charlie Valencia vs. Akitoshi Tamura. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:45:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/WEC_46_Fights_Added_to_Varner_vs_Henderson_Main_Preliminary_Cards/1617856 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/WEC_46_Fights_Added_to_Varner_vs_Henderson_Main_Preliminary_Cards/1617856 By Jacob Camargo November 22, 2009Former UFC lightweight George Roop has signed on with the WEC and will make the plunge down to the bantamweight division for his promotional debut against Jesse Moreng at WEC 46 in January. News of Roop's signing and WEC 46 booking was first reported by MMAjunkie.com.
 Roop (10-5) may be best remembered by fans for being a cast member on the 8th season of The Ulimtate Fighter (TUF), where he became a fan favorite for toughing through the season with ... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:57:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/George_Roop_signs_with_WEC_debuts_against_Jesse_Moreng_at_WEC_46_in_January/1611016 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/George_Roop_signs_with_WEC_debuts_against_Jesse_Moreng_at_WEC_46_in_January/1611016 The WEC continues its trend of signings as the promotion and UFC veteran George Roop have come to terms on a contract beginning at WEC 46: "Varner vs. Henderson" where he will meet Jesse Moreng, according to AroundTheOctagon.com. Roop (10-5) was absolutely dominated by George Sotiropoulos at UFC 101: "Declaration," but managed to rebound with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Matt Dell at Rage in the Cage 137. This will be Roop’s debut with th... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/George_Roop_to_meet_Jesse_Moreng_at_WEC_46/1611593 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/George_Roop_to_meet_Jesse_Moreng_at_WEC_46/1611593 World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) today announced its first show of the New Year, which will feature the return of Jamie Varner, defending his lightweight belt against 155-pound interim champion, Benson “Smooth” Henderson, in the main event of the evening. WEC 46: “Varner vs. Henderson” is scheduled for the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 10, [...] Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:07:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/WEC_46_8216Varner_vs_Henderson_8217_announced_for_Arco_Arena_on_Jan_10/1487950 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/WEC_46_8216Varner_vs_Henderson_8217_announced_for_Arco_Arena_on_Jan_10/1487950 The WEC announced today via it’s official Twitter page that Jamie Varner would defend his lightweight belt against interim lightweight champion Benson Henderson at WEC 46 on January 10. The event is scheduled for the Arco Arena in Sacramento California. They also confirmed the rumored match up between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assuncao [...] Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:17:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Ben_Henderson_Set_For_WEC_46_in_January/1487297 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Ben_Henderson_Set_For_WEC_46_in_January/1487297 World Extreme Cagefighting on Monday, via its official Twitter account, confirmed its previously reported Jan. 10 event at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., to be headlined by Jamie Varner vs. Ben Henderson... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/VARNER_VS_HENDERSON_AT_WEC_46_IN_JANUARY/1487100 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/VARNER_VS_HENDERSON_AT_WEC_46_IN_JANUARY/1487100 During last Saturday night’s five-round, back-and-forth WEC 43 main event between Ben “Smooth” Henderson and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone for the promotion’s interim lightweight title fight, both fighters left absolutely everything they had inside the cage. It was an epic battle for the ages and a surefire candidate for “Fight of the Year” honors. For Henderson the win [...] Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:13:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Donald_Cerrone_2_could_be_next_for_WEC_with_Ben_Henderson_hurt/1377187 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Donald_Cerrone_2_could_be_next_for_WEC_with_Ben_Henderson_hurt/1377187 By Gavin Vincent October 13, 2009"First of all, I want to apologize to Donald Cerrone for every ill word I ever said about him. I'd also like to apologize to all his fans and anyone else I may have pissed off by my actions. Donald is a great fighter that fights with all heart and he's my toughest fight to date. I wish him nothing but the best and it was an honor to fight a fighter with such heart and skill.
 "I have a tough test ahead. I'm really looking forward to ... Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:07:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_issues_apology_to_Donald_Cerrone/1362623 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_issues_apology_to_Donald_Cerrone/1362623 By Natalia Baage October 12, 2009At the end of Saturday night's WEC 43 interim title fight, Jamie Varner stepped into the cage and spoke with Ben Henderson about their title unification bout.
 After Henderson had won his fight against Donald Cerrone on Saturday night, WEC general manager Reed Harris yelled to Henderson's corner for their fighter to call on Varner for a December unification bout.
 However, Henderson's manager, Jason Genet, recently ruled out any plans for... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:30:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Ben_Henderson_title_unification_bout_to_take_place_in_early_2010/1354345 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Ben_Henderson_title_unification_bout_to_take_place_in_early_2010/1354345 A unification matchup between WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner, sidelined with injuries since his January title defense over Donald Cerrone, and interim title-holder Ben Henderson is expected to take place in early-2010 in Arizona, both fighter's home state. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:48:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Ben_Henderson_Title_Unification_Likely_for_Early_2010_in_Arizona/1354866 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_vs_Ben_Henderson_Title_Unification_Likely_for_Early_2010_in_Arizona/1354866 By Gavin Vincent October 11, 2009"It's really hard. It's really hard and it does light a fire. When I beat Rob [McCullough], people loved me. When I beat Marcus Hicks, they loved me. When I fought "The Cowboy" and it didn't go down like the past two fights, I didn't win by knockout... I didn't win in some fabulous fantastic fashion. It's like they all kind of turned on me. The fans are really fickle. They love you when you're on top. It has motivated... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:49:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_responds_to_barrage_of_boos_he_received_at_WEC_43/1349024 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Jamie_Varner_responds_to_barrage_of_boos_he_received_at_WEC_43/1349024 by Ariel HelwaniFiled under: MMA Videos, WEC, FanHouse ExclusiveOn this week's edition of The MMA Hour, we were joined in studio by heavyweight rising star Rolles Gracie Jr. The 31-year-old is the biggest Gracie to compete in MMA, and most recently improved to 3-0 when he defeated Peter Graham at Art of War 14 last month. Gracie talked about where he will fight next and living up to his famous last name.Later in the show, we spoke to WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner about Saturday&#3... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/The_MMA_Hour_Rolles_Gracie_in_Studio_Jamie_Varner_Talks_WEC_43/1334079 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/The_MMA_Hour_Rolles_Gracie_in_Studio_Jamie_Varner_Talks_WEC_43/1334079 WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner may never fight again due to injuries he suffered in a recent win over top contender Donald Cerrone, according to WEC founder Reed Harris.In the January fight at WEC 38, Varner suffered a broken hand and a broken foot in the controversial win over Cerrone, one that was stopped due to an illegal knee by Cerrone that blurred Varner's vision to the point he Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:31:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/WEC_News_Jamie_Varners_Career_May_Be_Over_Still_Lightweight_Champion/759085 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/WEC_News_Jamie_Varners_Career_May_Be_Over_Still_Lightweight_Champion/759085 Jamie Varner's road to the championship did not take long. In his second appearance with WEC, he knocked out Rob McCullough and became the Lightweight Champion. Despite being 23 years old, Varner has already fought twice for the UFC and is one of the top young fighters in MMA. Prior to the McCullough fight, Varner was known primarily as a strong wrestler, but following the stand-up battle, opinions have changed on the young fighter. More and more fans are starting to see that Varner's... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:51:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Rear_Naked_News_Interviews_WEC_Lightweight_Champion_Jamie_Varner/297518 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Rear_Naked_News_Interviews_WEC_Lightweight_Champion_Jamie_Varner/297518 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Rear_Naked_News_Interviews_WEC_Lightweight_Champion_Jamie_Varner/297518 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/d/3da251292be06f57b7bea40ed9bb4f0ca1dc5ce4/small/jv.jpg