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UFC Japan
UFC 144 will take place in Japan on February 26th, 2012 atthe Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This will be the first event after UFC 29 that will be held in Japan, because of the time zone difference it will air live on Saturday, Feb. 25th in the USA.
Like in all MMA and UFC events some injuries have come up since the bouts were announced, Takanori Gomi is facing newcomer Eiji Mitsuoka who replaced George Sotiropoulos, another fighter that was replaced is Leonard Garcia he was expected to face Zhang Tiequan due to injury as well.
One of the main events will be the bout between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson who will face Ryan Bader. Jackson is returning to Japan after 6 years to have fought a UFC event in that country. Mark Hunt vs Cheick Kongo is a another premier fight on the UFC 144 card, Hunt is a well trained Japanese kickboxer and Kongo a french heavyweight contender. Yoshiriro Akiyama is facing Jake Shields, Joe Lauzon vs Anthony Pettis.
| Information |
| Event |
Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Date |
Febuary 25th, 2012 |
| Venue |
Saitama Super Arena |
| City |
Saitama, Japan |
| Official fight card |
| Main card |
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Lightweight Championship bout:Frankie Edgar vs.Ben Henderson
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Light Heavyweight bout:Quinton Jackson vs.Ryan Bader
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Welterweight bout:Yoshihiro Akiyama vs.Jake Shields
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Heavyweight bout:Mark Hunt vs.Cheick Kongo
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Lightweight bout:Takanori Gomi vs.Eiji Mitsuoka
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Middleweight bout:Yushin Okami vs.Tim Boetsch
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Featherweight bout:Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski
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Welterweight bout:Yoshihiro Akiyama vs.Jake Shields
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Lightweight bout:Anthony Pettis vs.Joe Lauzon
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| Preliminary card |
- Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs.Vaughan Lee
- Middleweight bout: Riki Fukuda vs.Steve Cantwell
- Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs.Chris Cariaso
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Frankie Edgar |
Born |
October 16, 1981 (age 30)
Toms River, New Jersey,U.S. |
Nationality |
American |
Height |
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Weight |
154.5 lb (70.1 kg; 11.0 st) |
Division |
Lightweight |
Reach |
68 in (173 cm) |
Style |
Boxing,Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Fighting out of |
Tom River, New Jersey, US |
Team |
Renzo Gracie Combat Team |
Trainer |
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Ricardo Almeida, Renzo Gracie
Boxing: Mark Henry
Wrestling: Steve Rivera
Muay Thai:Kru Phil Nurse |
Rank |
black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Wrestling |
NCAA Division I Wrestling |
Years active |
2005-present (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record |
Total |
16 |
Wins |
14 |
By knockout |
3 |
By submission |
3 |
By decision |
8 |
Losses |
1 |
By decision |
1 |
Draws |
1 |
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Benson Henderson |
Born |
November 16, 1983 (age 28)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA |
Other names |
Smooth, Bendo, Ben |
Nationality |
American |
Height |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight |
156 lb (70.8 kg; 11.1 st) |
Division |
Lightrweight (155 lb) Welterweight (170 lb) |
Reach |
70 in (178 cm) |
Stance |
Southpaw |
Fighting out of |
Glendale, Arizona |
Team |
MMA Lab |
Rank |
Black belt in Taekwondo, Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, NAIA All American Wrestler |
Years active |
2006 - present(MMA) |
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Mixed martial arts record |
Total |
17 |
Wins |
15 |
By knockout |
2 |
By submission |
8 |
By decision |
5 |
Losses |
2 |
By submission |
1 |
By decision |
1 |
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UFC 144 Results
Frankie Edgar was defeated by Benson Henderson on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The main event was the Lightweight title, Henderson(15-2) dominated the bout the entire event keeping Edgar(14-2-1)under attack. Edgar was bleeding early in the fight, in round two his left eye swelled up and his nose was bleeding. In round 5 Henderson had Edgar on the ground almost for the duration of it. The judges favored Henderson 49-46, 48-47 and 49-46.
- Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) for lightweight title
- Ryan Bade def. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Mark Hunt def. Cheick Kongo via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 2:11
- Jake Shields def. Yoshihiro Akiyama via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Tim Boetsch def. Yushin Okami via (TKO) punches - Round 3, 0:54
- Hatsu Hioki def. Bart Palaszewski via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Anthony Pettis def. Joe Lauzon via knockout (kick and punches) - Round 1, 1:21
- Takanori Gomi def. Eiji Mitsuoka via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 2:21
- Vaughan Lee def. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto via submission (armbar) - Round 1, 4:29
- Riki Fukuda def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Chris Cariaso def. Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Issei Tamura def. Tiequan Zhang via knockout (punch) - Round 2, 0:32
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