WEC 43 hasn’t even occurred yet and it’s already seen its share of controversy.

The main event was expected to be a bout for the lightweight belt between current champion Jamie Varner and challenger Donald Cerrone. This was to be a rematch of their WEC 38 bout, which ended in a controversial technical split decision after Varner was deemed medically unable to return to competition.

For a few hours a couple of weeks back, BORN STRONGER fighter Jamie Varner’s professional mixed martial arts career was over. A broken hand that never healed properly had derailed his meteoric rise to the top of the MMA world and the WEC was stripping him of his belt.

At WEC 42, Rani Yahya submitted his opponent for his third straight first round submission and also earned his third straight “Submission of the Night” bonus in the WEC. He defeated his opponent with a classic North-South choke. Check out the proper way to execute this choke.<!--EndFragment-->

WEC contender and reigning Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) champ Rani Yahya will be making an appearance at the BORN STRONGER MMA Sportswear booth this Sunday at the IMMAE. Rani is a great guy and we're proud to have him promoting our MMA fight gear.
 

Another WEC bout for BORN STRONGER fighter Rani Yahya. Another victory to add to his MMA resume. After losing to Chase Beebe in a 5-round WEC championship bout via decision in September of 2007, Yahya has roared back to win three of his next four fights—all three coming in the WEC.

Originally slated to fight Kenji Osawa on the WEC 42 undercard, Rani was forced to fight John Hosman after Osawa pulled out with a foot injury. On Sunday, it took him just 2:08 to finish off Hosman with a nifty north-south choke.

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