Jamie Varner recently emerged victorious in his XFC 14 bout with Nate Jolly as the former WEC lightweight blitz his way to a 69 second TKO win in the first round according to mmaweekly.com.

Jolly secured an early takedown but proved fruitless as Varner quickly brought the fight back to the feet. Then it was Varner's turn as he shot in for a successful takedown. From the top Varner rained down punches until Jolly went limp, stopping the fight at just 69 seconds.

Varner seems to have held off any thoughts of retirement, present just months ago, after this victory. Varner now improved to 18-6-1 with 2 no contest and is 2-1 over three fights. Jolly drops to 10-4.

Paul Daley fought his way to a dominate unanimous decision victory over UFC veteran, Luigi Fioravanti, at Ringside MMA 12 according to bloodyelbow.com.

Although Daley failed to deliver another highlight reel knockout, his fight with Fioravanti was another strong performance from the Nottingham native. Daley utilized body kicks to great effect as he battered Fioravanti's ribs for three straight rounds. In the bouts closing stanza, Fioravanti was noticably weary but was tough enough to stave off Daley's offense to survive the fight.

Daley improves to 29-11-2, 2-2 over his last four fights. For the Brit, he plans to take some time off after having fought five times in 2011. Fioravanti drops to 22-11, on a three fight losing streak and is 1-3 over four fights.