Benson Henderson successfully dethroned Frankie Edgar in February, but the former WEC champion was not able to rid himself of Edgar’s presence, as he will now have to defend his recently earned title against the former champion in the UFC 150 main event.
In addition to a rematch for the lightweight belt, Saturday’s fight card brings many more intriguing story lines.
The UFC 150 co-main event features a bout between former training partners and lightweight contenders Donald Cerrone and Melvin Guillard. After deflating losses near the end of 2011, both fighters are hunting a shot at the belt that will be on the line in the fight that follows theirs.
These are just a couple of the highly anticipated matchups that provide a plethora of talking points heading into UFC 150. Here are the hottest topics surrounding the Henderson-Edgar matchup and the rest of Saturday’s fight card.