UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson In-Depth Preview
Posted on February 20, 2012, 10:13 PM by Trent ReinsmithThe Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Japan this Saturday, February 25. The main event on the card, UFC 144, will feature a main event bout that will see Frankie Edgar defend his UFC Lightweight title against former WEC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson. The co-main event will feature a Light Heavyweight scrap between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Ryan Bader.
Also appearing on the card will be Yoshihiro Akiyama, who makes his Welterweight debut in a bout with former Strikeforce Champion Jake Shields.
Full UFC 144 Fight Card: (Via MMAWeekly.com)
Main Bouts (on Pay-Per-View):
-Frankie Edgar (14-1-1) vs. Benson Henderson (15-2)
-Quinton Jackson (32-9) vs. Ryan Bader (13-2)
-Mark Hunt (7-7) vs. Cheick Kongo (17-6-2)
-Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4) vs. Jake Shields (26-6-1)
-Yushin Okami (26-6) vs. Tim Boetsch (14-4)
-Hatsu Hioki (25-4-2) vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-14)
-Anthony Pettis (14-2) vs. Joe Lauzon (21-6)
Preliminary Bouts (on FX):
-Takanori Gomi (32-8) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (18-7-2)
-Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto (18-5) vs. Vaughan Lee (11-7-1)
-Riki Fukuda (17-5) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-5)
-Takeya Mizugaki (15-6-2) vs. Chris Cariaso (12-3)
Preliminary Bout (on Facebook):
-Tiequan Zhang (15-2) vs. Issei Tamura (6-2)
Further Reading: Submit your picks for UFC 144!
Comments
Always look forward to Edgar's fights. Hendo a serious challenger but I wonder how many still write off Edgar despite beating BJ twice and Maynard along with his other scalps.
looking forward to this card in general.It is stacked with good fights.
Don't wanna write of Edgar,cause i like him as a fighter,but Benson is gonna bring it and stylisticly almost the same skills as frankie.I say Benson takes it at the end.
If Hendo can close the distance and make it a dirty grappling affair I think he will have a good chance but I'm not sure his footwork is good enough to do that against Edgar who may well pick hendo apart little by little throughout the fight. Close call either way but am rooting for Edgar as the FW champ in the LW division.
We all know what's going to happen, just ask Randy Cotoure.
Who is Randy Cotoure?
I still don't know who the black guy in the red trucks that Rampage drops is?
watch now LIVE http://tinyurl.com/7qg5bcf
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) aired its traditional "Countdown" preview show for UFC 144: "Edgar vs. Henderson" on Tuesday night, featuring a behind-the-scenes look as current Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar prepares to defend his strap against former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) kingpin Ben Henderson on Saturday night (Feb. 25, 2012) at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.