UFC 144 goes down tonight (Feb.25) from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Tonights event will be headlined by Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson for the lightweight championship. In addition to that fight, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Ryan Bader will go to battle in the co-main event while Jake Shields will take on Japanese fan favorite Yoshihiro Akiyama.
The preliminary action is set to begin on Facebook at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, while the PPV will begin at its regular start time of 7pm PT/10pm ET.
Main Bouts (on Pay-Per-View):
-Benson Henderson defeats Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46)
-Ryan Bader defeats Quinton Jackson by unanimous decision (30-27 X3)
-Mark Hunt defeats Cheick Kongo by KO (punches) at 2:11 of Round 1
– Jake Shields defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama by unanimous decision (30-27 X3)
-Tim Boetsch defeats Yushin Okami by KO (punches) at 0:54 of Round 3
-Hatsu Hioki defeats Bart Palaszewski by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 X2)
-Anthony Pettis defeats Joe Lauzon via KO (high kick) at 1:21 of Round 1
Preliminary Bouts (on FX):
-Takanori Gomi defeats Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO (punches) at 2:21 of Round 2
-Vaughan Lee defeats Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto by submission (armbar) at 4:29 of Round 1
-Riki Fukuda defeats Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 X2)
-Chris Cariaso defeats Takeya Mizugaki by unanimous decision (29-28 X3)
Preliminary Bout (on Facebook):
Issei Tamura defeats Tiequan Zhang by KO at 0:32 of Round 2
