WEC 49 Lineup Complete
Brian Knapp May 25, 2010
Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland will meet Will Campuzano in a featured matchup at WEC 49 “Varner vs. Shalorus” on June 20 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The promotion has finalized an 11-bout lineup for the event, which will serve as its debut north of the border.
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Originally slated to compete on the undercard, the Mexican-born Campuzano has not appeared since he outpointed Coty Wheeler en route to a unanimous decision four months ago. The bout earned the two bantamweights matching $10,000 bonuses for “Fight of the Night.” Only one of Campuzano’s eight fights has reached the judges.
Meanwhile, American Top Team’s Rafael Rebello -- Campuzano’s original foe -- will lock horns with promotional newcomer Chris Cariaso in a preliminary tilt.
Rebello has won five of his last six fights. The 29-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt last appeared at WEC 41 in June, when he submitted Kyle Dietz with a first-round rear-naked choke. In nine professional appearances, Rebello has never been finished.
Based in San Francisco, the once-beaten Cariaso has rattled off three consecutive wins since his TKO loss to recent Bellator Fighting Championships signee Mark Oshiro in March 2008. The 28-year-old stopped Rolando Velasco on second-round strikes at an event in Richmond, Calif., seven months ago.
A lightweight match pitting former WEC champion Jamie Varner against the unbeaten Kamal Shalorus will headline WEC 49, along with a key featherweight bout pairing fast-rising contenders Josh Grispi with L.C. Davis. Varner has not set foot inside the cage since he was dethroned by Benson Henderson in January.
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