Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner is doing his best to keep his eye on Kamal Shalorus. But he’s glancing over the former Olympic wrestler’s shoulder at current 155-pound title-holder Ben Henderson.
Shalorus isn’t hiding his intentions; he wants a shot at Henderson’s gold, too.
In our official event preview of Sunday’s WEC 49 event, MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco looks at the lightweight title-eliminator, as well a co-headliner between Mark Hominick and Yves Jabouin that unfairly has been labeled a bad-blood matchup.