UFC 144 “Edgar vs. Henderson” Results LIVE — Feb 25th from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Frankie Edgar defends his title against a though challenger in Ben Henderson. Also, Quinton Rampage Jackson returns to his second home as he takes on TUF standout Ryan Bader.
Pay-per-view: 10pm EST
FX: 8pm EST
Facebook: 7:30pm EST
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
- Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson
Result: Ben Henderson defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision. Henderson becomes the NEW UFC lightweight champion. - Quinton Rampage Jackson vs. Ryan Bader
Result: Ryan Bader defeats Quinton Rampage Jackson via unanimous decision. - Cheick Kongo vs. Mark Hunt
Result: Mark Hunt defeats Cheick Kongo via TKO (punches) at 2:11 of R1. - Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Jake Shields
Result: Jake Shields defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama via unanimous decision. (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) - Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami
Result: Tim Boetsch defeats Yushin Okami via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of R3. - Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski
Result: Hatsu Hioki defeats Bart Palaszewski via unanimous decision. (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) - Joe Lauzon vs. Anthony Pettis
Result: Anthony Pettis defeats Joe Lauzon via knockout (kick) at 1:21 of R1.
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX -Facebook)
- Takanori Gomi vs. Eiji Mitsuoka
Result: Takanori Gomi defeats Eiji Mitsuoka via TKO (punches) at 2:21 of R2. - Vaughan Lee vs. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto
Result: Vaughan Lee defeats Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:29 of R1. - Steve Cantwell vs. Riki Fukuda
Result: Riki Fukuda defeats Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision. (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) - Chris Cariaso vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Result: Chris Cariaso defeats Takeya Mizugaki via decision. (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) - Issei Tamura vs. Tiequan Zhang
Result: Issei Tamura defeats Tiequan Zhnag via knockout (punch) at 0:32 of R1.
EVENT NOTES
- Seven fights are scheduled on the main card which equates to a four hour PPV, compared to the typical three.
- The UFC welcomes Azusa Nishigaki guest ring girl for UFC 144. The former Miss Japan finalist and Sengoku ring girl will help miss Arianny out with ring card duties tonight at UFC 144.
- Fight of the Night: frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson ($65,000)
- Submission of the Night: Vaughan Lee ($65,000)
- Knockout of the Night: Anthony Pettis ($65,000)
- Attendance:
- Live Gate:
My pics:
Henderson
Bader
Kongo
Shields
Boetsch
Hioki
Lauzon
im going
edger
bader
hunt
sheilds
boessch
hioki
pettis
Edgar by decision
Bader by submission
Shields by sub
Pettis by TKO
Henderson
Rampage
Shields
Hunt
Okami
Palaszewski
Lauzon
whoever scored the henderson/edgar fight 49-46 didn't know what the hell they were watching. it was way closer than that. great fight.
edgar thought he won the fight and you know what. i think he did too. just barely though.
Hernerson shut down a lot of the blind haters. It was a great fight, I agreed with the decision, but it was definitely close. Definitely wasn’t a “robbery” as some people called it.
ha won 30 bucks on Mark Hunt knocking out that marshmallow Cheick Kongo
Kongo and Rampage both losing on the same ticket…PRICELESS!!!! Beat it bums. HaHaHa!!!
You know folks are calling edgar/benson a close fight but you know what? neither fighter ran for five rounds like condit, so what does that say for the judging of mma fights.
They need a computer to judge these fights because obviously the judges at ringside suck.
The judging system sucks. Its never going to get better, because the view at ringside vs. PPV is completely different. Stat sites are BS, go watch Olympic boxing. Soon fighters will game the system and just fight for points. Just look at how wrestlers use the takedowns to get ahead on the scorecards. 10 seconds left, take the guy down, win the round. BS. A takedown is only as good as what you do with your dominate position. You leave it for the judges, your fault.
Nice name ya D-Bag!!! You don't know shit anyway.
Haha. Funny comment but use your own name poser. "D-Bag!!!" should be your name.
Good One
it was clear to a lot of people apart from the Edgar nuthuggers that Ben Henderson won. pitter patter punches and catching leg kicks doesnt win you a fight, neither does taking someone down and them popping back up in a second