UFC 144 comes to a head this weekend as Frankie Edgar defends his title against surging lightweight Bensen Henderson.
While the two men are helping to usher in the return of the Octagon in Japan, the real star of the show is Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
Rampage, a long time veteran of the now-defunct Pride organization, cultivated a huge fan following in the Land of the Rising Sun with his battles against Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva and, of course, the infamous slam heard round world against Ricardo Arona.
Now, the Memphis native will square off against Season 8 winner of The Ultimate Fighter Ryan Bader, who snapped a two-fight skid with a emphatic knockout of the always-tough Jason Brilz.
Against these two heavy-hitters, who will come out on top and move back into the upper echelon of the light heavyweight division?
Scott Petersen of MMAWeekly.com contributed to this article.