Gomez Scratched From WEC 46 Card, Fabiano Awaits New Opponent

With WEC 46 less than two weeks away, Wagnney Fabiano all of a sudden finds himself without an opponent as first reported on “The MMA Show”, Fabiano’s original opponent, Frank Gomez, suffered an undisclosed injury during training. Despite the recent development, Fabiano is expected to remain on the card.

Although the specific nature of Gomez’s injury wasn’t disclosed, he is expected back to return in the spring of 2010. While an opponent is being sought for Fabiano on short notice, here is the tentative fight card for WEC 46, scheduled to take place on January 10, 2010 from Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA:

MAIN CARD

  • Champ Jamie Varner vs. interim champ Benson Henderson (to unify lightweight title)
  • Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber
  • Dave Jansen vs. Kamal Shalorus
  • Mike Brown vs. Anthony Morrison
  • Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Akitoshi Tamura vs. Charlie Valencia
  • Bryan Caraway vs. Mark Hominick
  • Wagnney Fabiano vs. TBA*
  • George Roop vs. Eddie Wineland*
  • Will Campuzano vs. Coty Wheeler

*Not officially announced.

WEC 38 – Final Card Results

Jamie Varner

Below are the final card results for WEC 38, which took place on Sunday in San Diego, CA:

  • Jamie Varner defeated Donald Cerrone, split decision
  • Urijah Faber defeated Jens Pulver (guillotine choke), 1:34 of Round 1
  • Danillo Villefort defeated Mike Campbell (TKO – strikes), 3:55 of Round 1
  • Jose Aldo defeated Rolando Perez (TKO – strikes), 4:15 of Round 1
  • Edgar Garcia defeated Hiromitsu Miura (TKO – strikes), 1:18 of Round 1
  • Ben Henderson defeated Anthony Njokuani (guillotine choke), 0:42 of Round 2
  • Dominick Cruz defeated Ian McCall, unanimous decision
  • Jesse Lennox defeated Blas Avena (TKO – strikes), 0:41 of Round 2
  • Scott Jorgensen defeated Frank Gomez (guillotine choke), 1:09 of Round 1
  • Charlie Valencia defeated Seth Dikun, unanimous decision

WEC 38 – Final Fight Card

WEC 38 

Below is the final fight card for WEC 38, set to take place on January 25 from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, CA; it will be broadcast on VERSUS:

       Main Card:

  • Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone (for WEC lightweight title)
  • Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver
  • Mike Campbell vs. Danilo Villefort
  • Jose Aldo vs. Rolando Perez

        Preliminary Card

  • Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Njokuani
  • Edgar Garcia vs. Hiromitsu Miura
  • Dominick Cruz vs. Ian McCall
  • Frank Gomez vs. Scott Jorgensen
  • Blas Avena vs. Jesse Lennox
  • Charlie Valencia vs. Seth Dikun