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
The poster for WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone
PromotionWorld Extreme Cagefighting
DateJanuary 25, 2009
VenueSan Diego Sports Arena
CitySan Diego, California
Attendance10,201
Total gate$486,324
Event chronology
WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia

Background

edit

Featured 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]

The event drew an estimated 702,000 viewers on Versus.[3]

Results

edit
Main card
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
  1. ^ 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

edit

Fighters 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

edit

The 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

edit
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Aldo out, Jens Pulver in against Urijah Faber at WEC 38 | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12.
  2. ^ "Perez replaces Paixao, Henderson replaces Ratcliff at Sunday's WEC 38 | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22.
  3. ^ "WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | MMA Event".
  4. ^ "WEC 38 BONUSES: VARNER, CERRONE, FABER & ALDO". mmaweekly.com. 2009-01-26.
  5. ^ "WEC 38 official salaries: Urijah Faber earns event-high $48,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved February 3, 2009.