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{{Infobox MMA event<br />
|name= WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone<br />
|image=WEC38poster.jpg<br />
|promotion=[[World Extreme Cagefighting]]<br />
|date=January 25, 2009<br />
|venue=[[San Diego Sports Arena]]<br />
|city=[[San Diego, California]]<br />
|attendance=10,201<br />
|gate=$486,324<br />
|buyrate=<br />
|previousevent=[[WEC 37|WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia]]<br />
|followingevent=[[WEC 39|WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''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 (TV channel)|Versus Network]]. In the main event, [[List of WEC champions|WEC Lightweight Champion]] [[Jamie Varner]] defended his title against undefeated top contender [[Donald Cerrone]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/13337/aldo-out-jens-pulver-in-against-urijah-faber-at-wec-38.mma |title=Aldo out, Jens Pulver in against Urijah Faber at WEC 38 {{!}} MMAjunkie.com |website=mmajunkie.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212135226/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13337/aldo-out-jens-pulver-in-against-urijah-faber-at-wec-38.mma |archive-date=2008-12-12}} </ref><br />
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[[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 [[Benson Henderson|Ben Henderson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/13757/perez-replaces-paixao-henderson-replaces-ratcliff-at-sundays-wec-38.mma |title=Perez replaces Paixao, Henderson replaces Ratcliff at Sunday's WEC 38 {{!}} MMAjunkie.com |website=mmajunkie.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122045555/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13757/perez-replaces-paixao-henderson-replaces-ratcliff-at-sundays-wec-38.mma |archive-date=2009-01-22}} </ref><br />
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The event drew an estimated 702,000 viewers on [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-38-varner-vs-cerrone|title = WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone &#124; MMA Event}}</ref><br />
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==Results==<br />
{{MMAevent}}<br />
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Lightweight<br />
| [[Jamie Varner]] (c)<br />
|def<br />
| [[Donald Cerrone]]<br />
|Decision (technical split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46)<br />
|5<br />
|3:10<br />
|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.<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Featherweight <br />
| [[Urijah Faber]] <br />
|def<br />
| [[Jens Pulver]]<br />
|Submission (guillotine choke) <br />
|1<br />
|1:34<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Welterweight<br />
| [[Danillo Villefort]]<br />
|def<br />
| Mike Campbell<br />
|TKO (punches) <br />
|1<br />
|3:53<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Featherweight<br />
| [[José Aldo]]<br />
|def<br />
| [[Rolando Perez]]<br />
|KO (flying knee and punches)<br />
|1<br />
|4:15<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Lightweight<br />
| [[Benson Henderson]]<br />
|def<br />
| [[Anthony Njokuani]]<br />
|Submission (guillotine choke) <br />
|2<br />
|0:42<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Welterweight<br />
| [[Edgar García (mixed martial artist)|Edgar Garcia]]<br />
|def<br />
| [[Hiromitsu Miura]]<br />
|TKO (punches)<br />
|1<br />
|1:18<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Bantamweight<br />
| [[Dominick Cruz]]<br />
|def<br />
| [[Ian McCall (fighter)|Ian McCall]] <br />
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<br />
|3<br />
|5:00<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Bantamweight<br />
| [[Scott Jorgensen]]<br />
|def<br />
| [[Frank Gomez]]<br />
|Submission (guillotine choke) <br />
|1<br />
|1:09<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Welterweight<br />
| Jesse Lennox<br />
|def<br />
| [[Blas Avena]]<br />
|TKO (punches)<br />
|2<br />
|0:41<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent bout<br />
|Bantamweight <br />
| [[Charlie Valencia]]<br />
|def<br />
| Seth Dikun<br />
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<br />
|3<br />
|5:00<br />
|<br />
}}<br />
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}<br />
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==Bonus Awards==<br />
Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/wec-38-bonuses-varner-cerrone-faber-aldo-3|title=WEC 38 BONUSES: VARNER, CERRONE, FABER & ALDO<br />
|publisher=mmaweekly.com|date=2009-01-26}}</ref><br />
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*'''Fight of the Night: {{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Varner vs. {{flagicon|USA}} Donald Cerrone'''<br />
*'''Knockout of the Night: {{flagicon|BRA}} José Aldo'''<br />
*'''Submission of the Night: {{flagicon|USA}} Urijah Faber'''<br />
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==Reported Payouts==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/13907/wec-38-official-salaries-urijah-faber-earns-event-high-48000.mma|title= WEC 38 official salaries: Urijah Faber earns event-high $48,000|publisher=mmajunkie.com |access-date=February 3, 2009}}</ref><br />
*'''Jamie Varner:''' $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Donald Cerrone: $9,000<br />
*'''Urijah Faber:''' $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $35,000<br />
*'''Danillo Villefort:''' $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Mike Campbell: $3,000<br />
*'''José Aldo:''' $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Rolando Perez: $3,000<br />
*'''Benson Henderson:''' $5,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Njokuani: $2,000<br />
*'''Edgar Garcia:''' $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Hiromitsu Miura: $6,000<br />
*'''Dominick Cruz:''' $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Ian McCall: $3,000<br />
*'''Scott Jorgensen:''' $8,000 ($includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Frank Gomez: $2,000<br />
*'''Jesse Lennox:''' $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Blas Avena: $7,000<br />
*'''Charlie Valencia:''' $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Seth Dikun: $2,000<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[World Extreme Cagefighting]]<br />
* [[List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions]]<br />
* [[List of WEC events]]<br />
* [[2009 in WEC]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.wec.tv/ Official WEC website]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{WEC Events}}<br />
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[[Category:World Extreme Cagefighting events]]<br />
[[Category:2009 in mixed martial arts]]<br />
[[Category:Mixed martial arts in California]]<br />
[[Category:Mixed martial arts events in San Diego]]<br />
[[Category:2009 in sports in California]]<br />
[[Category:January 2009 sports events in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:2000s in San Diego]]</div>
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