UFC 164 features a stacked card capped off by a lightweight title defense.
UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is set to do battle with Anthony Pettis. The two last met in the final WEC fight for its lightweight belt. Pettis grabbed a narrow decision and put himself in the MMA highlight reel with his “Showtime Kick.”
Now it is time to settle the score. Pettis has worked his way up to a title shot after dropping his UFC debut, and he meets a familiar face in the main event.
The co-main event is a fight a long time in the making. Longtime heavyweight contenders, and former UFC heavyweight champions, Frank Mir and Josh Barnett will finally meet. Barnett returns for the first time since 2002, and Mir is trying to get back in the win column after dropping two straight.
UFC 164 will kick off with the Facebook/YouTube preliminary bouts at 6:30 p.m. ET Saturday.
UFC 164 Fight Card
Benson Henderson (155 lbs) vs. Anthony Pettis (155 lbs)
Frank Mir (248 lbs) vs. Josh Barnett (255 lbs)
Chad Mendes (145 lbs) vs. Clay Guida (146 lbs)
Ben Rothwell (262 lbs) vs. Brandon Vera (241 lbs)
Erik Koch (145 lbs) vs. Dustin Poirier (145.5 lbs)
Jamie Varner (156 lbs) vs. Gleison Tibau (155 lbs)
Louis Gaudinot (125 lbs) vs. Tim Elliott (125.5 lbs)
Pascal Krauss (170 lbs) vs. Hyun Gyu Lim (171 lbs)
Chico Camus (135 lbs) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (136 lbs)
Soa Palelei (265 lbs) vs. Nikita Krylov (236 lbs)
Ryan Couture (156 lbs) vs. Al Iaquinta (156 lbs)
Jared Hamman (185.5 lbs) vs. Magnus Cedenblad (185 lbs)