(pictured Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone via WEC.tv)
A Donald Cerrone (12-3) and Jamie Varner (16-4-1) part III will not be happening anytime soon, but both men will appear on the upcoming WEC 53 card in Arizon this December.
Both fighters just finished a three round war with one another in the co-main event of last months WEC 51 event. Cerrone walked away with a unanimous decision victory, evening their feud at 1-1 for each fighter. After their bout, both men talked about squaring off for a third time, but fans will have to wait for that fight to materialize.
Cerrone will instead face Canadian lightweight Chris Horodecki (16-2), while Varner will take on former Oklahoma State wrestler Shane Roller (8-3).
Cerrone is 1-1 in his last two, losing to Ben Henderson in a WEC lightweight title bout before his victory over Varner, and is 2-1 in his last three fights. While Varner is 0-2-1 in his past three, which includes the loss to Cerrone, losing the title to Henderson at WEC 46, and earning a draw against Kamal Shalorus at WEC 49.
Now Cerrone faces Horodecki, in a likely #1 lightweight contender bout. Horodecki has won his last two bouts and is 4-1 in his past five. He earned a split decision over Ed Ratcliff at WEC 51 and submitted Danny Downes at WEC 49 earlier this summer.
Roller is coming off a loss after having his three fight win streak stopped by Anthony Pettis at WEC 50. So far he’s 5-1 under the WEC banner having stopped Anthony Njokuani, Danny Castillo, and Marcus Hicks with his last three wins.
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis is set for Dec. 16 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona and will feature two title bouts on the card. WEC lightweight champ Ben Henderson faces Anthony Pettis, while bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz takes on #1 contender Scott Jorgensen.
HT: MMAWeekly.com