Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's live coverage of tonight's WEC 49 event.

Tonight's show takes place at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
and features a Versus-televised headliner between lightweight
contenders Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus.

Follow along with live event updates beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT)
for the preliminary card and 9 p.m. ET for the main card.

World Extreme Cagefighting makes its Canadian debut with tonight's WEC 49 event at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our WEC 49 live-results post, and then discuss
the event in the comments
section below.

We'll provide live event updates from the night's
preliminary card beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT)
and the night's Versus-televised main card at 9 p.m. ET.

The next installment of the World Extreme Cagefighting’s next event, “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” is set to begin at 7PM EST (4PM PST).

The preliminary card begins at 7PM with the live Versus broadcast beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST) from Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The show features a lightweight battle between former champ Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus. Co-headlining the show will be a featherweight bout between Canadians Mark Hominick and Yves Jabouin.

The MMA News will keep the “Live Quick Results” for WEC 49 off the main page to prevent any spoilers for anyone who may be recording the event for later. To see the full results click

The full results for “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” is as follows:

Main Card

Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner draws Kamal Shalorus (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
Featherweight bout: Mark Hominick def. Yves Jabouin via TKO (strikes) – R2, 3:21
Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi def. L.C. Davis via submission (guillotine choke) – R1, 2:33
Lightweight bout: Chris Horodecki def. Danny Downes via submission (rear naked choke) – R3, 1:09
Bantamweight bout: Eddie Wineland def. Will Campuzano via TKO (strikes) – R2, 4:44

Preliminary Card

Lightweight bout: Will Kerr def. Karen Darabedyan by submission (armbar) – R1, 1:20
Bantamweight bout: Wagnney Fabiano def. Frankie Gomez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight bout: Eric Koch def. Bendy Casimir via submission (triangle choke) – R1, 3:01
Featherweight bout: Diego Nunes def. Rafael Assuncao via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight bout: Chris Cariaso def. Rafael Rebello via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)
143 pound catchweight bout: Renan Barao def. Anthony Leone via submission (armbar) – R3, 2:29

FiveOuncesofPain.com will be here all night to make sure you are kept up to date on all of the latest live results and happenings from WEC 49.

The WEC invades Canada this evening as the promotion’s latest installment is set to take place from the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta while airing live on the Versus network.

5 Oz coverage of WEC 49 will kick off right around 7:00 pm ET (4:00 pm PT) when the first set of fighters touch gloves, while the main card action will be broadcast live on Versus at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm PT).

Headlining the card will be a lightweight scrap with future title fight implications between former WEC champion Jamie Varner and undefeated former Olympic wrestler Kamal Shalorus.

A full list of results from the event are below:

Renan Barao def. Anthony Leone via submission (armbar) – Round 3

Chris Cariaso def. Rafael Rebello via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)

Diego Nunes def. Rafael Assuncao via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Eric Koch def. Bendy Casimir via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1

Wagnney Fabiano def. Frank Gomez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Will Kerr def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) – Round 1

Eddie Wineland def. Will Campuzano via TKO (strikes) – Round 1

Chris Horodecki def. Danny Downes via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3

Josh Grispi def. L.C. Davis via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

Mark Hominick def. Yves Jabouin via TKO (strikes) – Round 2

Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus fight to split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)

Official fighter weigh-ins for "WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus" took place
today in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Rexall Place, which also hosts Sunday's Versus-televised event, hosted
today's festivities,.

Jamie Varner (156 pounds) and Kamal Shalorus (155) both made weight for
the night's main event, which is likely to determine the next challenger
for champ Benson Henderson's lightweight title.

Official fighter weigh-ins for WEC 49 take place today, and you can watch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMAjunkie.com at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

The weigh-ins take place at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which is the same venue that hosts Sunday's Versus-televised event and Jamie Varner vs. Kamal Shalorus headliner.

In addition to the live weigh-ins, you also can check out our text-only live-results post, which is available on the MMAjunkie.com homepage.

The weigh-ins for the World Extreme Cagefighting’s next event, “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” will take place today at 7 PM EST (4 PM PST).

The weigh-ins are taking place at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the same venue for Sunday’s event. The main card will be carried on the Versus network live beginning Sunday night.

Fans can watch today’s weigh-ins live at WEC.tv, which hosts a live video stream that can be viewed by anyone with a fast enough internet connection (isn’t that all of us by now?).

The event is headlined by a lightweight bout between former WEC champ Jamie Varner who takes on the “Prince of Persia” Kamal Shalorus.

The full “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” card appears as follows:

Main Card

Lightweight bout: Kamal Shalorus (155) vs. Jamie Varner (156)
Featherweight bout Mark Hominick (144.5) vs. Yves Jabouin (145)
Featherweight bout: L.C. Davis (146) vs. Josh Grispi (145)
Lightweight bout: Danny Downes (156) vs. Chris Horodecki (154)
Bantamweight bout: Will Campuzano (136) vs. Eddie Wineland (135.5)

Preliminary Card

Lightweight bout: Karen Darabedyan (155.6) vs. Will Kerr (155)
Bantamweight bout: Wagnney Fabiano (135.5) vs. Frank Gomez (135.5)
Featherweight bout: Bendy Casimir (145.5) vs. Erik Koch (145.5)
Featherweight bout: Rafael Assuncao (144.5) vs. Diego Nunes (144)
Bantamweight bout: Chris Cariaso (135) vs. Rafael Rebello (135)
143 pound catchweight bout: Renan Barao (141.5) vs. Anthony Leone (142)

Official fighter weigh-ins for "WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus" take place today in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Rexall Place, which also hosts Sunday's Versus-televised event, host today's festivities, which begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

Check out this post for live text-only results of the weigh-ins, or catch a live video stream of the proceedings - courtesy of the WEC - on the MMAjunkie.com homepage.

Frank Curreri, WEC - Kamal Shalorus' dogged pursuit of "The American Dream" runs through Canada and former WEC champion Jamie Varner. And the Iranian-born globetrotter, who now resides in Austin, Tex., is playing mind tricks on himself right before Sunday night's main event in Edmonton, Alberta.

This Sunday’s “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” event has seen a change of fighters to one of the bouts that will make the televised portion of the show. On Tuesday Ed Ratcliff (7-2) pulled out of his fight against Chris Horodecki (13-2) with less than a week before the event due to injury. Stepping in will be undefeated Danny “Boy” Downes (6-0).

The news was first reported by TopMMANews.com, who picked up a post by Ratcliff on his Facebook page.

“I wanna say sorry to all the fans, family, and friends for having to pull out on such late notice. Even more importantly I wanna appologise to Chris Horodecki for going thru all of that hard work and not getting the final release u deserve. I wish u the best. Sorry everyone.!!!!!!”

WEC 49 will take place this Sunday, June 20, at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Versus network will carry the main card live on their station.

Downes last competed at a King Of The Cage event in April, having defeated Bruce Johnson via TKO (punches) late in the first round. He’s won 5 of his 6 victories via TKO, with four stoppages in the first round of those wins.

The Duke Roufus-trained product (Downes) is 6-0, with five wins coming by way of knockout. Known for his electric striking, Downes is also a cerebral fighter who owns degrees in International Affairs and German from Marquette University.

The Horodecki vs. Downes bout will be featured on the televised portion of the WEC 49 event.

HT: UFC.com