Frankie Edgar has just confirmed that his chance of getting back his UFC lightweight belt from Benson Henderson is official.
In his recent tweet today (March 6, 3:37 p.m.) he says (unedited),” Rematch anyone??…it’s on!! Thanks to @danawhite @lorenzofertitta. Me and Henderson 2. Here we go!!”
The Answer lost his title to Smooth last UFC 144 via decision in a fight which saw the deposed champion’s face bruised and bloodied.
Edgar fought at his usual frenetic pace, but Henderson managed to land more strikes—in quantity and quality.
FightMetric confirmed that aside from hitting with more shots, Henderson also landed the heavier blows compared to Edgar.
Edgar, who gamely fought in defending his title, tried to answer everything that Henderson threw at him, but came out the more damaged fighter.
In fact, there may be no comparison as Henderson finished the fight with his face unblemished and looking fresh enough to scrap for five more rounds.
The former champion thought he won, as he was also able to land some significant punches. The most noteworthy of these was the right that felled Henderson in the fifth and final round.
But even that seemed to only stun the erstwhile challenger for just a second, as he quickly got back on his feet.
Edgar also outwrestled Henderson, scoring five takedowns to the latter’s one. However, the effectiveness of Edgar’s consummated takedowns were questioned by the fans and pundits, as Henderson was able to get up immediately every time.
Edgar has been wooed by UFC president Dana White to go down to lighter champion Jose Aldo’s featherweight territory, but the ex-champ hasn’t budged an inch.
Now he has another shot of proving why he really belongs to the lightweight terra firma—by taking his belt once again at a still to be disclosed place and time.
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