Jamie Varner's WEC 48 PPV appearance in jeopardy with Kamal Shalorus hurt

by Jesse Holland on Mar 4, 2010 1:27 PM EST

Looks like this one was over before it ever really got started.

Former lightweight champion Jamie Varner may no longer join the star-studded WEC 48 pay-per-view event from the Arco Arena, in Sacramento, Calif., after his original opponent, Kamal Shalorus, was forced to turn down the April 24 bout due to lingering injuries.

With most of the promotion's top lightweights already booked, it's likely that Varner will pass on the upcoming event and return to the cage at a later date.

Varner was perfect in four fights under the WEC banner, including a hard-fought technical decision over nemesis Donald Cerrone back in January 2009. After recovering from injuries suffered in his fight against "Cowboy," "C-4" imploded under the relentless assault of Ben Henderson to cough up the title at WEC 46 earlier this year.

His road back to the WEC 155-pound championship may now have to wait as the WEC re-shuffles the deck..

WEC 48: "Aldo vs. Faber" features a featherweight championship bout between the local fan favorite "The California Kid" Urijah Faber and unstoppable 145-pound champion Jose Aldo.

Also announced for the main card is a lightweight championship brouhaha between champion Ben "Smooth" Henderson and challenger Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. Former featherweight champion Mike Brown will also take part in the event when he enters the cage opposite Manny Gamburyan.

Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on this still-developing fight card.

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Just put him against a UFC lightweight.

Too bad, I was looking forward to seeing him get smashed.

by HappyLittleTreez on Mar 4, 2010 1:34 PM EST reply actions

im not sure why but i just dont like this dude

by BJPennfan on Mar 4, 2010 2:12 PM EST reply actions

Varner was not hurt by cerrones knee….he was loosing and wanted to keep his belt. I lost all respect for him. I can’t wait for someone….anyone to beat him down.

by K Aus on Mar 4, 2010 4:40 PM EST reply actions

yep

even if the knees hurt him, they didn’t hurt him that bad. He is a chump! Things started going Cowboy’s way and he found a way out.

by LJ. on Mar 4, 2010 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

Not sure what you were watching

I think Varner’s a douche, but he won every single round of that fight.

by Swedish Chef smerdy herdy verdy on Mar 4, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

It still cracks me up to this day when i think about Varner calling time out during his title fight with Rob. Only some thing Varner would do.

by haymaker85 on Mar 4, 2010 6:22 PM EST reply actions

LOL!

Thanks for reminding me about that. Can’t help but laugh when I think of it. What a dumb ass!

by LJ. on Mar 4, 2010 6:58 PM EST up reply actions

That hands down is one of the funniest momenst is fight history....

And quite possibly just a little insight on how ridiculous he is… It is like calling time out while getting beat up on th elementary school playground!

Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up they would pound each other behind the barn!"

by Da Monkey on Mar 5, 2010 8:08 AM EST up reply actions