UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar (14-1-1) is, with little debate, the No. 1 lightweight in all of MMA right now, and if you don’t buy that, check out his track record:
With his UFC 136 win over Gray Maynard (10-1-1, 1 NC), Edgar earned the distinction of snapping a total of five unbeaten streaks in his career, having beaten Jim Miller (5-1 after Edgar loss), Matt Veach (shockingly, 11-1 after Edgar loss), Tyson Griffin (8-1 after Edgar loss), and Mark Bocek (4-1 after Edgar loss) previously.
Add that in with his reputation of being the only lightweight to have beaten BJ Penn twice at 155 pounds, and he serves as a game task for former WEC Lightweight Champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson (12-2), but the aggressive style of Henderson—coupled in with his iron neck—could make for yet another candidate for the Fight of The Year, as if both men didn’t do that enough in 2011.
On top of the potential “card of the year,” featuring Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Ryan Bader, Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo, Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon, and some of Japan’s finest vs. the best of the world, Bleacher Report MMA presents its live blog coverage of UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson!
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