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While there has been much debate about who should have won UFC 150’s title bout, the fact remains that Benson Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion. After taking a second close fight against Frankie Edgar, Henderson can now focus on other figh…
While there has been much debate about who should have won UFC 150’s title bout, the fact remains that Benson Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion.
After taking a second close fight against Frankie Edgar, Henderson can now focus on other fighters for the time being.
While we know Nate Diaz is next for Henderson, there is a long line of fighters who are looking to get the next stab at the champion.
Here is a look at the fighters who should be closest to getting a shot at Henderson.
Frankie Edgar’s unfortunate loss in UFC 150 on Saturday night won’t keep the lightweight fighter down for long. He’ll make yet another comeback to jumpstart his career.A fight that was widely expected to go down to the wire did Saturday, as Edgar battl…
Frankie Edgar‘s unfortunate loss in UFC 150 on Saturday night won’t keep the lightweight fighter down for long. He’ll make yet another comeback to jumpstart his career.
A fight that was widely expected to go down to the wire did Saturday, as Edgar battled Benson Henderson. The two previously fought just five months prior at UFC 144, where Henderson was given a unanimous victory despite many arguing that Edgar won the fight.
Saturday’s fight promised more of the same, and it delivered. Both fighters bruised each other up in the Octagon for five full rounds and neither looked close to giving up or tapping out.
Edgar once again was spurned by the judges, but this time it was as a split-decision. He looked much more in control of his game in last night’s main card and showed a lot of strength.
“The Answer” will undoubtedly be a handful for whoever decides to fight him next, and he looks to be a major contender to win a title in his next bout.
Both fighters made it very hard on the judges in the fifth round, as a round that would likely decide the winner went both ways and never featured a true victor.
The judges’ scorecard is another indication that a promising future is ahead for Edgar. One judge had Edgar winning 46-49, while the other two noted 48-47 scores.
It’s hard to imagine the fighter who notched the only real takedown of the fight not actually winning, but that’s what happened in this one. Edgar punished Henderson in the second round with an overhand right hook, but it wasn’t enough to convince the judges throughout.
Edgar could’ve very well been the winner of this fight had one or two punches gone his way in the third and fourth rounds. It’s thought of that Henderson won both rounds as Edgar seemed to have been much stronger in the second and fifth rounds, and those telling rounds (three and four) were very tight.
When it comes down to it, Edgar proved to all of us that he’s still capable of fighting at an elite level and that he deserves a chance to contend for any title that he weighs in for.
It won’t be long until we have an answer on “The Answer” and who he’ll face next after this loss that may have done more good to his career than bad.
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Frankie Edgar is the second best lightweight in the world. I don’t think anyone can dispute that claim as he’s beaten a number of top 155-pounders and is a very talented fighter.Edgar once again saw himself in a close decision against Benson Henderson …
Frankie Edgar is the second best lightweight in the world. I don’t think anyone can dispute that claim as he’s beaten a number of top 155-pounders and is a very talented fighter.
Edgar once again saw himself in a close decision against Benson Henderson at UFC 150. This time, however, the decision was as close as ever.
The MMA community has been in an uproar lately following the split decision victory for Henderson in the main event of UFC 150. You could hear arguments for both sides and they could both be right depending on how you score fights.
An argument that fans have been making is for Edgar to drop to 145 pounds to solve his recent woes but to me, Edgar needs a change of styles. If he were to stop worrying about scoring points and took some chances, the New Jersey native could’ve been announced as the winner and new champion.
At the moment, it’s tough to declare anyone the decisive winner from the main event at UFC 150, but I do know that Edgar did nowhere near enough to decisively be awarded the UFC title.
Edgar had a number of chances to at least land some significant strikes and score some much needed points but failed to take any chances to recapture the title.
It’s one thing to fight a smart fight and stick to a gameplan but Edgar’s point fighting style finally came back to bite him after dropping the bout to Henderson. He had Henderson hurt at one point and instead of attempting to secure a dominant position or looking to finish, Edgar chose to hold onto a front headlock.
The lack of action allowed Henderson to recover and the two men were quickly back to avoiding any extended engagements on the feet or on the mat.
At another point in the fight, Edgar once again had the chance to take a top position or at least land some damaging blows but chose to hold onto the front head lock again.
Did he really believe that doing the EXACT same things he did at UFC 144 to lose the title would earn him a victory at UFC 150? If the strategy didn’t work the first time, why would he employ it again in a rematch?
In the previews for UFC 150, Edgar believed he only needed to do a little better than he did at UFC 144 to regain the belt. Edgar was able to avoid the massive swelling and power punches by Henderson but failed to capitalize on any of the openings presented to him.
To take someone’s title, a challenger needs to be more aggressive than the champion; he needs to take every advantage and every opening he can. Edgar failed to do that because he would rather run around throwing one or two punches to score points. Instead of trying to score points, Edgar should’ve been looking to score a finish.
When in a title contest, it’s up to the challenger to leave little doubt as to why he should be awarded the title; Edgar failed to do that.
The fact that there is so much debate about the decision is evident that Edgar failed to take the victory from Henderson. The champion didn’t lose the fight but Edgar didn’t win it either. It was about as close to a draw as a fight could get which means the belt stays with Mr. Henderson.
If Edgar and his camp wanted to bring the belt back to New Jersey, perhaps they should’ve taken it from Henderson instead of expecting it to be handed to them by a few judges.
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The rematch between Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar was supposed to erase any doubts about the decision at UFC 144, but instead, fans left UFC 150 more puzzled than ever before. After another epic five-round battle Henderson was awarded another deci…
The rematch between Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar was supposed to erase any doubts about the decision at UFC 144, but instead, fans left UFC 150 more puzzled than ever before.
After another epic five-round battle Henderson was awarded another decision over Edgar, but things were much closer this time around.
The former lightweight champ pushed the fight for all five rounds and even landed more significant strikes, according to FightMetric.com. In the end, two of the three judges weren’t convinced and handed “Smooth” the controversial split-decision.
A clearly disappointed Edgar looked on in complete shock and disappointment as Henderson walked away with his title for quite possibly the last time.
“It don’t matter. I thought I brought it to him, but congrats to Ben,” Edgar told UFC commentator Joe Rogan after the fight. “I’m upset, man. What are you going to do? I did [think I won]. I thought I brought it to him.”
In comparison to UFC 144, all UFC 150 did was further the fact that Henderson and Edgar are evenly matched.
People will likely scoff at the decision, but the fight really could’ve gone either way.
Edgar landed a few more strikes and dictated the pace of the entire fight. Henderson landed the heavier strikes and did more damage.
At UFC 144, Henderson did more damage and landed the most overall strikes.
The Henderson-Edgar rivalry closely mirrors the WEC title bouts between Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez.
The first bout was closely contested, but the second fight was marred with a controversial split-decision.
MMA fans tend to have a short attention span.
Henderson already has back-to-back wins over Edgar. It’s hard to argue controversy when faced with consecutive defeats.
UFC 150 may not have delivered the desired conclusion, but it should be enough to close the chapter on an endless slew of rematches in the lightweight division. Amidst adversity in his last two fights, Henderson has proven to be a worthy UFC champion and lightweight king.
The road to the title is a long and tedious journey.
It can’t all be so smooth.
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For the second time this year, Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar fought in one of the closest title fights in UFC history. The UFC 150 main event will likely go down in history with Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua 1 and Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz as the…
For the second time this year, Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar fought in one of the closest title fights in UFC history.
The UFC 150 main event will likely go down in history with Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua 1 and Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz as the most controversial title-fight decisions in the last five years, and we need to see these two go at it one more time.
I get that the lightweight division has been clogged full of guys looking to get a title shot for nearly two full years now, but we can’t blame Edgar, Henderson or Gray Maynard for putting on such closely contested and incredible fights.
It seems like the vast majority of MMA fans, fighters and journalists alike all thought that Edgar had done enough to earn the nod last night, and “The Answer” deserves another shot to show the world that he is truly the lightweight champion.
Here are three reasons why the UFC should book yet another immediate rematch.
By Elias Cepeda
The rematch contained slightly less constant action than the first engagement but Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar put on another technical, evenly-matched lightweight title fight Saturday night in the main event of UFC 150. Henderson also walked away with another decision win over the man he beat last February to win the championship belt.
Perusing twitter and the forums last night and today, to say nothing of Edgar’s complaints after the split decision was announced for Henderson, it appears that many fans and fighters believed that “The Answer” should have gotten the nod from the judges. This writer scored it for Henderson but only someone with an agenda could deny that it was a close, hard to score fight.
Henderson opened up quickly in the first round, landing quick kicks to Edgar’s lead calf, bruising and tripping him up. Edgar scored a take down in the stanza but got caught in a good guillotine choke attempt by Henderson, before escaping.
Henderson charged forward and age a right hand right to the chin from Edgar, dropping to the mat. From there, Edgar controlled Henderson on the ground for most of the rest of the round with a front head lock. Edgar worked to get his own choke in or move to the back but Henderson defended well and survived the round.
Rounds three and four were close in terms of strikes landed, as was round five. In the last round Henderson clearly closed most aggressively and finishing more emphatically with strikes.
When the decision was announced for Henderson, Edgar stormed away. He and his team acted like he was robbed.
He was not.
By Elias Cepeda
The rematch contained slightly less constant action than the first engagement but Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar put on another technical, evenly-matched lightweight title fight Saturday night in the main event of UFC 150. Henderson also walked away with another decision win over the man he beat last February to win the championship belt.
Perusing twitter and the forums last night and today, to say nothing of Edgar’s complaints after the split decision was announced for Henderson, it appears that many fans and fighters believed that “The Answer” should have gotten the nod from the judges. This writer scored it for Henderson but only someone with an agenda could deny that it was a close, hard to score fight.
Henderson opened up quickly in the first round, landing quick kicks to Edgar’s lead calf, bruising and tripping him up. Edgar scored a take down in the stanza but got caught in a good guillotine choke attempt by Henderson, before escaping.
Henderson charged forward and age a right hand right to the chin from Edgar, dropping to the mat. From there, Edgar controlled Henderson on the ground for most of the rest of the round with a front head lock. Edgar worked to get his own choke in or move to the back but Henderson defended well and survived the round.
Rounds three and four were close in terms of strikes landed, as was round five. In the last round Henderson clearly closed most aggressively and finishing more emphatically with strikes.
When the decision was announced for Henderson, Edgar stormed away. He and his team acted like he was robbed.
He was not. But the intensity of feeling is quite understandable given how hard fighters work at this level in the sport and how well Edgar fought and how close the bout was.
Neither man would’ve been crazy to have heard the final horn and believed that he had won. Someone had to be disappointed. Fans of world-class fighters fighting technically were not.
Henderson will face Nate Diaz next. The future for Edgar is unclear.
It is a cruel world for number one contenders that have failed multiple times to beat the person who is now the champion. Sure, he clearly pushes Henderson to the limit and fights him as closely as anyone can, but Edgar will not just get an endless series of rematch opportunities.
Will Edgar start climbing the ladder again at lightweight or will the undersized fighter finally drop down to featherweight? If he chooses do go down to 145 pounds, UFC President Dana White says that he will not get an automatic title shot. He likely wouldn’t have to win more than a single fight at that weight before getting the chance to challenge for the belt, however.
“I think Frankie would have to fight somebody at [featherweight before challenging for the title there],” White said at the UFC 150 post-event press conference. “We’ve got that thing backed up, we’ve got all these [divisions] backed up for titles right now. That one’s backed up. And if I know Frankie like I do, I’m sure he’s gonna want to go down there and fight [for the title] right way.
“I’ll talk to him later and see what he wants to do.”
It has been asked many times before but what do you want to see Edgar do, taters? Should Edgar go to featherweight or come back for what he believes is his at lightweight?
Cerrone went and got some more fans
Lightweights Donald Cerrone and Melvin Guillard are friends. They used to train together. Last night they fought one another and it was brutally exciting.
Guillard landed a nasty left hook that hurt Cerrone early on, following up with knees to the body and head. Cerrone managed to hang on, maintain his composure and, when he hit a glancing kick to the head of Guillard, put his buddy on queer street.
Cerrone did not hesitate at all to follow up on his wobbled friend with a right hand that dropped and put Guillard out. The fight didn’t last much longer than a minute but it won Fight of The Night honors. We don’t disagree.
Cerrone also took home a separate bonus check for KO of the night. Wonder how much of that $120,000 bonus cash he can fit in that stylish cowboy hat of his.
Mr. Excitement wins again
Jake Shields won another technical grappling-heavy fight by decision last night where he dominated the action, never stopped moving or working to improve position and…most fans probably didn’t love watching it. That’s Shields’ curse – he’s damned good at grappling but fans who don’t train can’t appreciate what he’s doing while he’s doing it.
For his part, Ed Herman was a live dog in the submission wrestling-like contest – never letting Shields stay in a dominant position for very long. Herman probably should have focused on staying out of grappling range with Shields and tried to box him up on the feet, but he was the one who initiated much of the grappling action through the first two rounds.
When he did get Shields down, he couldn’t keep him there. When Shields got Herman down, he kept him there.
In the third round Herman had a sense of urgency and swung hard on the feet but that only opened him up to getting taken down again by Shields. Shields is back at middleweight and looked to have plenty of strength in the clinch and gas in the tank.
Perhaps he’ll climb further here than at welterweight. But he’ll always have trouble against elite fighters as long as he can’t set up his take down attempts well with strikes.
Middleweight Yushin Okami had to wait years longer than he should have to earn a shot at champion Anderson Silva but as soon as he did, he hit a two-fight losing streak. Last night he got his first win since 2010 by finishing Buddy Roberts in the second round via TKO.
We’ll see if Yushin has another run for the title in him. He rarely looks bad and opponents rarely look good against him.
Dennis Bermudez earned Submission of The Night honors from the under card with a standing guillotine finish of Tommy Hayden. Slick. $60,000-worth of slick.