THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE MESSWith UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis sidelined by injury, the jockeying among the rest of the 155-pounders has been going on in earnest, but the next shot at “Showtime” was securely in the hands of the man who was supposed to fight him before that injury, Josh Thomson. Saturday night, Thomson saw that shot slip away when he lost a controversial split decision to former champ Benson Henderson. Now there’s even more of a scramble and more of a mystery as to who will challenge Pettis next. Henderson could be seen as a frontrunner, but after the less than convinci … Read the Full Article Here
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THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE MESSWith UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis sidelined by injury, the jockeying among the rest of the 155-pounders has been going on in earnest, but the next shot at “Showtime” was securely in the hands of the man who was supposed to fight him before that injury, Josh Thomson. Saturday night, Thomson saw that shot slip away when he lost a controversial split decision to former champ Benson Henderson. Now there’s even more of a scramble and more of a mystery as to who will challenge Pettis next. Henderson could be seen as a frontrunner, but after the less than convinci … Read the Full Article Here