UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

[No More Sorrow]

Main Fight Card

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs Ben Henderson

Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson vs Ryan Bader

Heavyweight bout: Mark Hunt vs Cheick Kongo

Welterweight bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Jake Shields

Lightweight bout: Anthony Pettis vs Joe Lauzon


Preliminary card

Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs Tim Boetsch

Lightweight bout: Takanori Gomi vs George Sotiropoulos

Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki vs Bart Palaszewski

Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs Vaughan Lee

Middleweight bout: Riki Fukuda vs Steve Cantwell

Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs Chris Cariaso

Featherweight bout: Tiequan Zhang vs Leonard Garcia

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[Ben]

So I'm assuming this is going to be live on PPV in the US which means it's starting early morning in Japan?

Anyways a good card and there's a couple Pride guys on the main card for nostalgia purposes. Think Pettis/Lauzon has the potential to be FOTN.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah that's what Dana said on Twitter about the show.

And yeah, that fight is going to be awesome. But I'm SO looking forward to Bendo/Edgar, Bendo impressed the fuck outta me in his last fight with Clay Guida think we may have a new lightweight champion.

 

[Ben]

As good as Henderson is, it's hard to bet against Edgar, the guy just can't seem to loose, even if he gets the shit beat out of him for the first 2 rounds.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah i know I've bet actual cash against Edgar in the past and it fucked me over, I just have a feeling Henderson is going to get the win in a close one by decision.

Jake Shields and Akiyama should be a great fight on here as well.

 

[The Cork]

Gomi vs. G-Sot on the prelims......wowwww.

 

[Troy]

This is a really, really strong card.

I think that Henderson will be the one to beat Edgar. He has been so impressive and he really is a giant of a man for that division and yet still has the cardio to go to the end of three rounds. Edgar does have an incredible chin, as he showed twice against Maynard, so Henderson will have to keep at him the whole fight to get the win.

Pettis vs. Lauzon should be a fast paced fight and I see Lauzon winning and eventually getting his title shot.

Really happy with the other three main card fights plus I can't wait to see Sotiropolous again and hopefully he can start to work his way back up the rankings.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah Edgar has one hell of a chin, but I don't know something just tells me this is Bendos time.

 

[The Cork]

War Vaughn Lee...he goes to my gym in Birmingham...

I didnt even notice Leonard Garcia on the prelims...guy is always good for an action fight, even if he throws like a drunk.

 

[Dod Draper]

Hope Benderson subs him in the first round. Really don't like watching Edgar grind out decisions.

 

[Troy]

It has just been frustrating to watch because with the Maynard fights I thought that Maynard had it in the bag both times yet somehow Edgar is able to come back and win.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah, it's hard to bet against Edgar because he does seem unstoppable but i think Bendo has the best chance out of anybody to take the title.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Here's another poster for the show, really like this one actually.

 

[Troy]

That is a really good poster, looks like a video game cover to me.

 

[No More Sorrow]

That's what i thought, but it looks really good Rampage and Bader up top in the background looks cool with the lighting effects.