Jamie Varner will return to the Zuffa banner and fill in for an injured Evan Dunham to meet Edson Barboza (pictured) at UFC 146 in Las Vegas. Varner has gone 3-1 with three first-round stoppages since being released after the WEC was merged with the UFC.
Lightweights Edson Barboza and Evan Dunham have agreed to meet at UFC 146 when the promotion returns to Las Vegas for its annual Memorial Day weekend card.
Lavar Johnson, Charles Oliveira, Evan Dunham and Nik Lentz each won $65,000 bonus awards after their performances at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis in Chicago.
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His controversial split decision loss to Sean Sherk well in the rearview mirror, as well as his TKO loss to Melvin Guillard, Evan Dunham is ready to put together another streak at UFC on Fox in Chicago.