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 | ||||
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 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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Background
editFeatured 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]
Results
edit| Main card | |||||||
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| 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 | [a] |
| 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 | |
- ^ For the WEC Lightweight Championship. Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards.
Bonus Awards
editFighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.[4]
- Fight of the Night:
Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone - Knockout of the Night:
José Aldo - Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber
Reported Payouts
editThe 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]
- Jamie Varner: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Donald Cerrone: $9,000
- Urijah Faber: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $35,000
- Danillo Villefort: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Mike Campbell: $3,000
- José Aldo: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Rolando Perez: $3,000
- Benson Henderson: $5,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Njokuani: $2,000
- Edgar Garcia: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Hiromitsu Miura: $6,000
- Dominick Cruz: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Ian McCall: $3,000
- Scott Jorgensen: $8,000 ($includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Frank Gomez: $2,000
- Jesse Lennox: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Blas Avena: $7,000
- Charlie Valencia: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Seth Dikun: $2,000
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aldo out, Jens Pulver in against Urijah Faber at WEC 38 | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12.
- ^ "Perez replaces Paixao, Henderson replaces Ratcliff at Sunday's WEC 38 | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22.
- ^ "WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | MMA Event".
- ^ "WEC 38 BONUSES: VARNER, CERRONE, FABER & ALDO". mmaweekly.com. 2009-01-26.
- ^ "WEC 38 official salaries: Urijah Faber earns event-high $48,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved February 3, 2009.