WEC 46 Lineup Finalized

Unbeaten World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight contender Mackens Semerzier will meet International Fight League veteran Deividas Taurosevicius in one of the featured bouts at WEC 46 “Varner vs. Henderson” on Jan. 10 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

WEC officials on Saturday finalized the 10-fight lineup, which features former WEC featherweight kings Urijah Faber and Mike Thomas Brown in separate main card matchups.

Semerzier, who burst on the scene with his stunning submission victory against one-time IFL titleholder Wagnney Fabiano in October, has finished four consecutive opponents inside one round. He caught Fabiano, a Nova Uniao-based Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, in a fight-ending triangle choke at WEC 43. The 29-year-old Semerzier has never gone the distance as a professional.

A former professional rugby player, Taurosevicius has parlayed his durability into a successful mixed martial arts career. The rugged 32-year-old Lithuanian has yet to be finished and holds notable submission victories against Bart Palaszewski and Dan Lauzon. Taurosevicius, a BJJ brown belt, has not competed since he outpointed Javier Vazquez in a controversial split decision three months ago.

Lightweight champion Jamie Varner will lock horns with interim titleholder Benson Henderson in the WEC 46 headliner. Anchored at Arizona Combat Sports, Varner will carry a five-fight winning streak into his first appearance in nearly a year. Henderson, meanwhile, has won nine in a row.

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