Filed under: WEC, NewsDonald Cerrone got the revenge he wanted against Jamie Varner at WEC 51, winning a lopsided unanimous decision in a grudge match between two guys who have been itching for a second fight since Varner won a controversial technical …
Donald Cerrone got the revenge he wanted against Jamie Varner at WEC 51, winning a lopsided unanimous decision in a grudge match between two guys who have been itching for a second fight since Varner won a controversial technical split decision a year and a half ago.
There was no touch of gloves at the start of the fight, which was no surprise — these two guys have made clear, over and over again, that they despise each other. When the fighting started it was Cerrone landing most of the hard strikes, hurting Varner with a knee at the outset and generally controlling the first round.
(Look, not everybody can pull off the "casual cool" look as well as Dana White. You can’t just put Reed Harris in a Nuggets jersey and expect him to not look like the world’s most uncomfortable pedophile. No offense. / Photo courtesy of the&n…
(Look, not everybody can pull off the "casual cool" look as well as Dana White. You can’t just put Reed Harris in a Nuggets jersey and expect him to not look like the world’s most uncomfortable pedophile. No offense. / Photo courtesy of the WEC 51: Weigh In Pics gallery on CombatLifestyle.com)
Zuffa may have robbed you of $45 last weekend, but they’re making it up to us with a stacked-to-death WEC card on free TV, on a damn weeknight. Gotta love it. Will Jose Aldo continue his Sherman’s March through the featherweight division, or will Manny Gamburyan let everyone know who he is, bro? Will Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone settle their feud once and for all? Will Miguel Torres and Mike Brown return to old form? Can the Korean Zombie possibly top his last performance against Leonard Garcia? All these questions will be answered after the jump starting at 9 p.m., as we present our liveblog of WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan. If you love organized violence, give us a "hell yeah" in the comments section…
Filed under: WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsIf it feels like Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone have been at each other’s throats for two years, well, it’s because they have.
The two first fought in January 2009. Varner won via technical decision after Cer…
If it feels like Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone have been at each other’s throats for two years, well, it’s because they have.
The two first fought in January 2009. Varner won via technical decision after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to Varner’s head in the fifth round of their title fight.
Varner was winning the bout on most people’s scorecards up until that point (I had him winning four rounds to none), but Cerrone, who was beginning to put the heat on Varner in the fifth stanza felt like the then-champion was looking for a way out.
Varner and Cerrone hugged it out that night in San Diego and promised to fight again sometime in the near future. There appeared to be a mutual respect between the fighters who had just gone toe-to-toe for almost 25 minutes, but that fight just kicked off an avalanche of trash-talk that has lasted approximately 21 months.
For a number of different reasons — injuries being a primary one — Cerrone and Varner’s paths never crossed until now. The lightweights will finally look to squash their long-standing beef Thursday night on Versus at WEC 51 in Broomfield, Colo.
Filed under: WEC, NewsThe WEC released an official statement Wednesday morning, condemning lightweight Donald Cerrone’s death threats and insensitive comments earlier this week towards former and upcoming opponent Jamie Varner.
The WEC released an official statement Wednesday morning, condemning lightweight Donald Cerrone‘s death threats and insensitive comments earlier this week towards former and upcoming opponent Jamie Varner.
“In a recent radio interview, WEC fighter Donald Cerrone went too far in talking about his upcoming fight with Jamie Varner and we believe he crossed a line of decency in doing so,” WEC vice president Peter Dropick stated on WEC.tv. “We will not tolerate a fighter who makes comments that are not consistent with our company values, nor will we tolerate the use of slurs that may offend any segment of the public.”
(Listen, man. I’m gonna make this up to ya’. I won’t kill ya’ and I’ll be your date for my afterparty.)
In the future, like most major corporations, the UFC and WEC will likely hand out employee handbooks to new signees that list behavioural expectatio…
(Listen, man. I’m gonna make this up to ya’. I won’t kill ya’ and I’ll be your date for my afterparty.)
In the future, like most major corporations, the UFC and WEC will likely hand out employee handbooks to new signees that list behavioural expectations. On the "DO" list will be things like:
"Hype a fight at all costs, no matter how uninteresting. You may call your opponent a bitch and mention that you want to hurt him if it helps to hype the fight."
and
"Sit out a year if it means you will hold your place in line for the next title shot when the injured champion of your division returns."
On the "DON’T" list will be things like:
"Pull out of a fight due to injury and agree to appear in a movie, no matter how much you need the money and if that is the case, don’t talk about how poor you may be."
and
"Mention in an interview that you want your opponent to die inside the Octagon or insinuate or proclaim that he is a homosexual."
Until they start handing out the manual, they are no doubt going to have to keep apologizing for not only the bad behavior, but also the stupid remarks made by their fighters like Frank Mir and Donald Cerrone.
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