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WEC MMA event in 2009 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 25, 2009. It aired live on the Versus Network. In the main event, WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner defended his title against undefeated top contender Donald Cerrone.
| WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The poster for WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | January 25, 2009 | |||
| Venue | San Diego Sports Arena | |||
| City | San Diego, California | |||
| Attendance | 10,201 | |||
| Total gate | $486,324 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Featured on the card was a rematch between former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver. Faber was originally lined up to face José Aldo at this event, but Aldo was replaced by Pulver. Aldo was instead moved to a bout with the debuting Fredson Paixao at this event, though Paixao was later replaced by WEC newcomer Rolando Perez due to an injury. The Faber/Aldo matchup would eventually take place at WEC 48 the following year, where Aldo defended his then-WEC Featherweight Championship in a unanimous decision victory.[1]
Ed Ratcliff was originally slated to face WEC newcomer Anthony Njokuani at this event, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by the debuting Ben Henderson.[2]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner (c) | def | Donald Cerrone | Decision (technical split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 3:10 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Urijah Faber | def | Jens Pulver | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Welterweight | Danillo Villefort | def | Mike Campbell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:53 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def | Rolando Perez | KO (flying knee and punches) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def | Anthony Njokuani | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:42 | |
| Welterweight | Edgar Garcia | def | Hiromitsu Miura | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def | Ian McCall | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def | Frank Gomez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Welterweight | Jesse Lennox | def | Blas Avena | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:41 | |
| Bantamweight | Charlie Valencia | def | Seth Dikun | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.[4]
Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
José Aldo Urijah FaberThe following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[5]
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