James Christopher Varner was born on October 12,1984 and is a retired American mixed martial artist who fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
31 Facts About Jamie Varner
2.
At Deer Valley, Jamie Varner was a two-time Regional Champion and a State Runner Up and went on to compete at Pima Community College where he was a two-time National Qualifier and a National Runner Up, in addition to being an NJCAA All-American and a two-time Academic All-American.
3.
Jamie Varner successfully defended his WEC Lightweight Championship against the previously undefeated Marcus Hicks on August 3,2008.
4.
Jamie Varner next retained his title on January 25,2009, defeating Donald Cerrone via technical split decision at WEC 38.
5.
Jamie Varner was given time to recover, but he was unable to continue, noting that he had double vision and had sustained a broken hand.
6.
Jamie Varner faced Benson Henderson to unify the WEC Lightweight Championship at WEC 46 on January 10,2010.
7.
Jamie Varner was expected to face Kamal Shalorus on April 24,2010 at WEC 48, but the bout was called off due to an injury sustained by Shalorus.
8.
Jamie Varner faced Donald Cerrone in a highly anticipated rematch on September 30,2010 at WEC 51.
9.
Jamie Varner faced Shane Roller on December 16,2010 at WEC 53.
10.
Jamie Varner lost via submission in the first round and was released from the promotion.
11.
Jamie Varner was in negotiations for a possible fight against DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki at the end of May 2011, but the bout did not materialize.
12.
Jamie Varner headlined Titan Fighting Championships 20 against Dakota Cochrane on September 23,2011, losing by unanimous decision.
13.
Jamie Varner debuted on the XFC 14 show, defeating Nate Jolly via KO in round one.
14.
Jamie Varner returned on the XFC 16 High Stakes card which took place on February 10,2012 from the Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee.
15.
Jamie Varner defeated Drew Fickett via TKO due to strikes just 40 seconds into round one.
16.
Jamie Varner defeated Barboza by TKO due to punches in the first round.
17.
Jamie Varner replaced an injured Terry Etim against Joe Lauzon on August 4,2012 at UFC on Fox: Shogun vs Vera.
18.
Jamie Varner broke his hand in the second round and lost at 2:44 in the third round via triangle choke.
19.
Jamie Varner was scheduled to face Melvin Guillard on December 15,2012 at the Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale.
20.
However, Jamie Varner fell ill the day of the event and the bout was scrapped from the card.
21.
Jamie Varner faced Gleison Tibau on August 31,2013 at UFC 164.
22.
Jamie Varner was expected to face Pat Healy on December 14,2013 at UFC on Fox 9.
23.
However, Jamie Varner pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Bobby Green.
24.
Jamie Varner faced Abel Trujillo on February 1,2014 at UFC 169, replacing Bobby Green.
25.
Jamie Varner lost the back-and-forth fight via knockout in the second round.
26.
Jamie Varner faced James Krause on May 24,2014 at UFC 173.
27.
Jamie Varner next fought Drew Dober on December 13,2014 at UFC on Fox 13.
28.
Jamie Varner landed on his head while attempting a takedown, temporarily rocking him and allowing Dober to take Jamie Varner's back to get the choke.
29.
Jamie Varner is an alumnus of Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Arizona, where he was a part of the Deer Valley Skyhawk Wrestling Team.
30.
Jamie Varner attended Lock Haven University where he joined the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and spent his time at that school training both as a wrestler and a boxer, where he was NCBA Champion for the nationally recognized Lock Haven University boxing team.
31.
Jamie Varner was instrumental in the legalization and forthcoming athletic sanctioning of mixed martial arts in the state of Arizona after giving testimony to the sport's legitimacy and ongoing development as an athletic profession.