MMAjunkie Radio (noon ET): UFC 169's Jamie Varner and Chris Cariaso

MMAjunkie Radio today welcomes to the show former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner and Chris Cariaso.

Varner opens up the main pay-per-view card of UFC 169 in New Jersey on Saturday against Abel Trujillo. Cariaso, who is ranked No. 12 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings, fights newcomer Danny Martinez on the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

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