“Epic” doesn’t do justice to how much Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar Round 2 is a must-watch bout.
With a UFC 150 live stream available, you have no excuse to miss Saturday night’s fight. If you’re on your death bed, it’s called a laptop.
Watch the preliminary round free on UFC’s Facebook page at 7:30 p.m. EDT and the rest of UFC 150 on UFC.tv starting at 10:00 p.m. EDT.
After Benson and Edgar put on the Fight of the Night in UFC 144, both competitors believed they had just won a memorable match. They couldn’t share the W, though.
Judges dealt Benson the win by unanimous decision. He took the Lightweight Championship belt that Edgar had worn since April 2010.
Edgar didn’t agree with the ruling and he recently confirmed his discontent in an interview with Matt Tuthill of Men’s Fitness. He said:
“I thought I won. I watched the fight again. I did.”
Either way, he’s getting another shot at Benson. And it’s sure to be just as much, if not more brilliant than the first.
In its pound-for-pound MMA power rankings, ESPN rated Edgar and Benson as the sixth- and seventh-best fighters in the world.
Benson has won 14 of his last 15. Edgar has lost just one match in his entire career besides his previous to Benson.
And “Smooth” Henderson knows that earning another unanimous decision will be difficult. According to Neil Springer of the Toronto Sun, Benson said of Edgar:
Frankie’s a tough fighter and we all know he’s a lot better in rematches. It’s one of his biggest things. His coaches are great and they always put together a great game plan for rematches and finding weaknesses and holes in their previous opponent.
In his three career rematches, Edgar has never suffered a loss.
Expect nothing less than a Fight of the Year-like match.
David Daniels is a featured columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.
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