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PREVIEWING THE WEC 49: VARNER VS. SHALORUS TELEVISED CARD

By David Tees on 6/19/2010 6:22 PM
WEC Bantamweight Division Fight

Eddie Wineland (16-6-1) vs. Will Campuzano (7-1-0)

Eddie Wineland has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Antonio Banuelos, Manny Tapia and George Roop, while suffering defeats to Chase Beebe and Rani Yahya. Eddie Wineland is also a veteran of the Total Fighting Championships promotion, defeating Steve Hallock, Tim Norman, Dan Swift and Jason Tabor. Eddie Wineland will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over eight months. Eddie Wineland also fought in the Freestyle Combat Challenge promotion, defeating both Omar Choudhury and Tim Panicucci. Eddie Wineland started off his MMA career in auspicious fashion, with two losses, one draw and a single victory. Despite having five fights in the WEC, Eddie Wineland has had three separate runs in the promotion, spanning four years. Eddie Wineland will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout. Will Campuzano has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Coty Wheeler and suffering a defeat to Damacio Page. Will Campuzano also competed in the Cage Kings promotion, defeating Trevor Robbins, Jason Horak and Bryan Goldsby. Of his eight professional MMA fights, only one has gone to a decision for Will Campuzano, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Will Campuzano started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a six fight undefeated streak that had lasted well over a year. Will Campuzano also competed in the Urban Rumble Championships promotion, defeating Tim Snyder by TKO. Will Campuzano will be entering the fight riding a one fight winning streak, which has lasted over five months. Will Campuzano will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with three victories coming by knockout.

My Prediction: Eddie Wineland

WEC Lightweight Division Fight

Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (14-2-0) vs. Dan “Boy” Downes (6-0-0)

Chris Horodecki is currently winless in WEC competition, suffering a defeat to Anthony Njokuani by knockout at WEC 45. Chris Horodecki also competed in the International Fight League, defeating Erik Owings, Ed West, Ryan Schultz, Bart Palaszewski, Josh Odom, Shad Lierley and Nate LaMotte, while suffering a defeat to Ryan Schultz. Chris Horodecki started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a twelve fight undefeated streak that had lasted well over a year. Chris Horodecki also fought in the TKO promotion, defeating Stephane Laliberte, Dave Goulet, Dave Pariseau and Mike Bell. Chris Horodecki also fought in the lone Ultimate Chaos pay-per-view, defeating William Sriyapai by way of submission. Prior to the promotion shutting down, Chris Horodecki was set to make his debut for the Affliction MMA promotion. Chris Horodecki will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout. Dan Downes will be making his WEC debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Gladiator Cage Fighting promotion. While in the Gladiator Cage Fighting promotion, Dan Downes defeated John Lovejoy, Mike Sandez, Jake Omen and David Kless. Dan Downes is a late replacement for Ed Ratcliff, who had to pull out of the fight after a training injury. Dan Downes most recently competed in the King Of The Cage promotion, defeating Bruce Johnson by TKO. Of his six professional MMA fights, only one has gone to a decision for Dan Downes, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Dan Downes will be entering the fight riding a six fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over two years. It has been less than two months since Dan Downes last had an MMA fight, so conditioning could be a factor in the fight. Dan Downes will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with five victories coming by knockout.

My Prediction: Chris Horodecki

WEC Featherweight Division Fight

Josh “The Fluke” Grispi (13-1-0) vs. LC Davis (16-2-0)

Josh Grispi is currently undefeated in the WEC promotion, defeating the trio of Mark Hominick, Micah Miller and Jens Pulver. Josh Grispi also competed in the Full Force Productions promotion, defeating Eddie Felix, Fernando Bernandino, Paul Gorman and Spencer Paige. Josh Grispi started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a four fight undefeated streak that had lasted three months. Outside of one MMA fight, Josh Grispi has had all of his fights end within the first round, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Josh Grispi also competed in the World Fighting League, defeating Clyde Ganthier, Edward Odquina and Charlie Murphy. Josh Grispi will be entering the fight riding a nine fight winning streak, which has lasted over three years. It has been over a year since Josh Grispi last had a professional MMA fight, so cage rust can be a factor in the fight. Josh Grispi is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with twelve victories coming by knockout and submission. LC Davis is currently undefeated in WEC competition, having defeated Javier Vazquez, Diego Nunes and Deividas Taurosevicius. LC Davis also competed in the International Fight League, defeating Jay Estrada, Conor Heun and Rafael Dias, while suffering a defeat to Wagnney Fabiano. LC Davis also competed in the final Affliction MMA event, defeating Bao Quach by unanimous decision. LC Davis started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a nine fight undefeated streak that had lasted over a year. LC Davis also fought in the Titan Fighting Championships, defeating Ace Anderson, Mike Lindquist, Tim Gorman, John Smith, George Henderson and Dan Sullivan. LC Davis will be entering the fight riding a three fight winning streak, which has lasted over ten months. LC Davis will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with six prior victories coming by way of submission.

My Prediction: LC Davis

WEC Featherweight Division Fight

Mark “The Machine” Hominick (17-8-0) vs. Yves “Tiger” Jabouin (14-5-0)

Mark Hominick has had an unsuccessful run in the WEC, defeating Bryan Caraway, while suffering defeats to both Rani Yahya and Josh Grispi. Mark Hominick also competed in the first Affliction MMA pay-per-view, defeat Savant Young by submission. Mark Hominick started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a three fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly a year. Mark Hominick also had a brief run in the UFC, defeating Yves Edwards and Jorge Gurgel, both in the year 2006. Mark Hominick will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted nearly two years. Mark Hominick had a long run in the TKO promotion, defeating Ryan Diaz, David Guigui, Shane Rice, Stephane Vigneault, Naoji Fujimoto, Samuel Guillet, Ben Greer and Danny Martinez, while suffering defeats to Shane Rice and Hatsu Hioki. Mark Hominick is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with fourteen victories coming by knockout and submission. Yves Jabouin is currently winless in WEC competition, suffering a defeat to Raphael Assuncao by split decision. Yves Jabouin is also a veteran of the Ultimate Generation Combat promotion, defeating Thierry Quenneville, Rachid Aoudj, Frederic Poirier, Eric Davidson, Chad Hamzeh, Dustin Severs, Eric Lacelle, Antoine Coutu, Daniel Boissonneault and Nayeb Hezam. It has been eight months since Yves Jabouin last had an MMA fight, so cage rust could be a factor in the fight. Yves Jabouin is also a veteran of the TKO promotion, defeating Dave Nicholls and Andy Lalonde, while suffering defeats to Richard Nancoo, Steve Claveau and Sam Stout. Yves Jabouin will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with eleven victories coming by knockout.

My Prediction: Mark Hominick

WEC Lightweight Division Fight

Jamie “C-4” Varner (16-3-0) vs. Kamal “Prince Of Persia” Shalorus (6-0-1)

Jamie Varner has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Sherron Leggett, Rob McCullough, Marcus Hicks and Donald Cerrone, while suffering a defeat to Ben Henderson. Jamie Varner is a former WEC Lightweight Champion, having defeated Rob McCullough for the title at WEC 32. Jamie Varner also had a short run in the WEC, defeating Jason Gilliam and suffering a defeat to Hermes Franca. Jamie Varner also had a long run in the Rage In The Cage promotion, defeating Carlos Ortega, Justin Nauling, David Klein, Kyle Sprouse, Adam Roland, Paul Arroyo and Leonard Wilson, while suffering a lone defeat to Jesse Moreng. Jamie Varner once took a year long break from MMA competition as the WEC Light Heavyweight Champion, as he recovered from several injuries occurred in a battle with Donald Cerrone at WEC 38. Of his nineteen professional MMA fights, only two have gone to a decision for Jamie Varner, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Jamie Varner will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with nine victories coming by way of submission. Kamal Shalorus is currently undefeated in WEC competition, defeating both Will Kerr and Dave Jansen. Kamal Shalorus is also a veteran of the Supreme Warriors Championship, defeating Edwynn Jones and Justin Miller. Kamal Shalorus will be entering the fight riding a six fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over two years. Kamal Shalorus has also competed in the King Of Kombat promotion, defeating Jeff Davis and fighting Mikel Bronzoulis to a draw. Of his seven professional MMA fights, only two have gone to a decision for Kamal Shalorus, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Kamal Shalorus will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with four victories coming by knockout.

My Prediction: Jamie Varner

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