Injuries to Gabriel Gonzaga, Evan Dunham cause changes to featured fights at UFC 146
The UFC 146 all-heavyweight PPV for May 26 has experienced plenty of change over the past month after a reshuffling of things due to Alistair Overeem‘s drug-testing issues. Now, with two injuries hitting a pair of featured fighters, it seems more changes are in order. According to the UFC‘s website, Gabriel Gonzaga is out of a planned heavyweight battle with Roy Nelson with Dave Herman... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner signs three-fight deal with XFC
Former WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner has signed a new multi-fight agreement with Xtreme Fighting Championships and has a new fight scheduled as well. Varner, who last competed earlier this year with a victory over Nate Jolly for XFC, will be in action on February 10 at XFC 16: High Stakes from the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. Overall, Varner carries a record of 18-6-1 in his career,... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner victorious at XFC 14: Resurrection
Once again, there might not be a UFC event this weekend but there is still plenty of MMA going down. Tonight marks the return of Xtreme Fighting Championships, a local promotion in Florida that hasn’t run an event since December 2010. Coming to us live from the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida it’s XFC 14: Resurrection. As always, Five Ounces of Pain was tuned in to provide complete results... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner continues post-Zuffa career next month at Titan FC 20
With a 90-second win already under his belt this year, Jamie Varner will look to make it 2-0 in 2011 on September 23 as one-half of the headliner at Titan FC 20. The former WEC lightweight title-holder will face Alonzo Martinez at the event who himself has recently strung together a number of victories including nine wins in his last ten fights. News of the match-up was revealed in an official press... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner not in UFC’s plans for expansion
Former lightweight champ Jamie Varner will not be joining the group of 155-pounders transferring their talents from WEC to the UFC based on the promotions merging into a single entity, as he has been cut from the roster after losing three of his last four fights with a draw being the lone exception in the bunch. He was most recently submitted in opening round of his bout against Shane Roller a little... [Read More...]
Two more bouts announced for final WEC event in December
World Extreme Cagefighting has always been known for putting on entertaining events, and, with word of two new fights being added to the show, it appears likely the conclusion to their run as a promotion next month should offer proper tribute to that very reputation. WEC 53, already announced as featuring a pair of title bouts, has added a quartet of lightweight contenders to its line-up in what will... [Read More...]
Aldo vs. Gamburyan set as all WEC 51 fighters hit mark at weigh-ins
If WEC 51 is half as entertaining as its related weigh-ins were it stands to reason the show could be the best in promotional history. All of the event’s participants stepped on the scale in Broomfield, Colorado Wednesday afternoon in anticipation tonight’s card with more than one memorable occurrence taking place throughout the process. Fortunately, however, none of the stand-out moments involved... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner: ‘I want to apologize to Donald Cerrone for every ill word I ever said about him’
What was fast-becoming one of the most heated feuds in Mixed Martial Arts could be simmering down now thanks to an apology issued by current WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner on the popular Underground forum. His statement comes on the heels of a hard-fought bout between personal rival Donald Cerrone and newly crowned interim champ Ben Henderson this past Saturday night. It reads as follows: First... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner not worried about Cerrone or Henderson
In a week that has been filled with fight quotables, World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion, Jamie Varner, decided to throw his name into the mix as well. Varner recently spoke with Tapout Radio about the interim championship bout being held in his absence and the eventual showdown with the winner. Varner said he will be interested in the winner of WEC 43 main event bout between Donald “Cowboy”... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner will be stripped of belt (Updated)
It appears as though current WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner may be forced to the sidelines indefinitely. According to a recent report on Vindy.com, WEC founder and general manager Reed Harris said that Varner may never fight again due to the broken foot and hand sustained in his previous bout with Donald Cerrone. That match-up was cut short when Cerrone struck a downed Varner in the face with... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner’s Hand Still Fractured; WEC Could Implement Interim Belt
After a doctor’s examination revealed that WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner still hasn’t recovered from a broken hand, Yahoo! Sports is reporting that WEC officials are now discussing the possibility of creating an interim belt. Varner fractured his hand in a close win over Donald Cerrone back in January. The current WEC lightweight champion posted on his Twitter account that the doctor who... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone II Confirmed for WEC Lightweight Championship
After an illegal knee to the head of a downed Jamie Varner cut his previous shot at the WEC’s lightweight championship short at WEC 38, Donald Cerrone is going to have the chance to correct his mistake in the defending champion’s next return to the cage. WEC General Manager Reed Harris was able to confirm the bout to MMAJunkie.com following last evening’s WEC 41 event that was held... [Read More...]
Varner vs. Cerrone II already in the works for possible Arizona fight card
A rematch between WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner and number one contender Donald Cerrone is already in the planning stages, according to a CBSSports.com report by FiveOuncesOfPain.com and 15Rounds.com contributor Gary Herman. WEC Vice President Peter Dropick not only confirmed the possible rematch, but said that Varner’s home state of Arizona is being considered as a potential destination. “Arizona... [Read More...]
Varner suffers broken foot and hand during split decision victory over Cerrone
Sunday’s WEC 38 event proved to be a rough one for WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner. The 24-year old Arizona native was declared the split decision winner during his WEC lightweight title defense against Donald Cerrone after becoming the recipient of an illegal blow. As a result of the infraction, the fight was stopped with three and a half minutes remaining since Varner could not continue.... [Read More...]
WEC 35 Video: Jamie Varner talks victory over Marcus Hicks
WEC 35 Video: Jamie Varner and Marcus Hicks talk about lightweight title fight
Marcus Hicks interview after the jump. [Read More...] Read More →
Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to appear on “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ as coaches
SpikeTV has announced that UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will serve as the coaches for the eighth installment of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality television series. TUF 8 will feature lightweights and light heavyweights and will premiere on Wednesday, September 17, at 10:00 p.m. ET. The release also confirms that Nogueira... [Read More...]
Report: Frank Mir, Minotauro Nogueira tapped as TUF 8 coaches
Cage Potato is reporting that Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira have been selected as the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show: An unofficial source tells Cage Potato that the coaches have been signed for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, and they are none other than UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former... [Read More...]
Nogueira’s Trainer Accuses Sylvia Of Greasing
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira‘s trainer Luiz Alves has made a claim that Tim Sylvia used some sort of skin lotion or cream at UFC 81. The cream, once Sylvia started sweating, made him extra slippery. If you can read Portugese, the original website is here. If you can’t, a Google translation of the site is here. Read more about Nogueira and Sylvia on FiveOunceOfPain.com. Read More →
Antonio Nogueira talks about Fedor
Now that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the UFC interim heavyweight champion, the contenders will be lining up for a title shot. It is highly unlikely that Fedor Emelianenko will be one of those guys. Still, Nogueira would like that opportunity. I’ll be here. I have the belt. If he comes here, I am ready to face him,” said Nogueira. For that to happen, a lot of miracles would have to take... [Read More...]
