For the first time in over a decade, the UFC makes its return to Japan to host one of the most anticipated events of this year.
UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will collide with one of the lightweight division’s rising stars in Benson Henderson, when both competitors headline UFC 144 for the UFC lightweight championship.
Also, former UFC light heavyweight champion and former PRIDE star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson looks to rebound from his loss to Jon Jones when he steps back into the Octagon to face 205-pound prospect Ryan Bader.
And Japanese star Yoshihiro Akiyama makes his welterweight debut when he takes on Jake Shields.
UFC 144 is scheduled for Saturday, February 26, live from Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
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