The UFC made its debut in Milwaukee, WI on Sunday, August 14. The co-main event on the main card featured a lightweight bout between Jim Miller and Ben Henderson.
Miller is 20-2 in his MMA career with his only two losses coming to top lightweight fighters Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. He is currently in the midst of a seven-fight winning streak. Henderson (13-2) was on a ten-fight winning streak when he fell to Anthony Pettis in December of last year, losing his WEC title in the process. Since then he has gotten back on track, defeating Mark Bocek in his UFC debut.
Both fighters looked focus as they came out to start the second round. Henderson took the striking to Miller to start the round and then took Miller to the ground against the cage, where blood began to flow from the face of Miller.
Miller then went for a leg lock leaving his head open for the elbows and hands of Henderson. Henderson was able to escape the submission hold and landed in top control, but Miller again went for a heel hook and again ate more strikes as he was exposed.
The fighters then went to the cage and Miller worked a kimura that he was unable to secure.
As the second round came to an end Henderson looked to be in control, taking everything that Miller had to offer.