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WEC Champ Ben Henderson: ‘I’ll Fight Anyone on the Planet at 155 Right Now’

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, interview A voracious reader of sci-fi and fantasy novels, WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson is currently in the midst of plowing through a a re-telling of the King Arthur myth called “King Maker,” a fitting t…

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, interview

A voracious reader of sci-fi and fantasy novels, WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson is currently in the midst of plowing through a a re-telling of the King Arthur myth called “King Maker,” a fitting title for someone whose stated goal is to become the sport’s pound-for-pound best.

Even a year ago, it seemed highly unlikely Henderson could reach such a level anytime soon while under the banner of the WEC. But a sudden merger paired with a crack at the UFC lightweight champion for the winner of Thursday’s WEC title match between champ Henderson and No. 1 contender Anthony Pettis puts him two wins away from likely adding his name to the pound-for-pound list.

The first obstacle will be at WEC 53, with Henderson and Pettis closing out the last show in organizational history, but the ultimate goal remains somewhere in the back of his mind.

25 Days to Christmas AND 1 Month ’till Brittney Palmer is in the UFC. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…

Ahhh…time to begin the one month countdown to UFC 125 and the debut of WEC Ring Girl, Brittney Palmer as a UFC Octagon Girl. Will Arianny Celeste be able to handle a second raven-haired beauty in her presence? Oh wait, damn it…Chandella Powell has dark-hair too…Um, we mean a third raven-haired beauty… […]

Ahhh…time to begin the one month countdown to UFC 125 and the debut of WEC Ring Girl, Brittney Palmer as a UFC Octagon Girl. Will Arianny Celeste be able to handle a second raven-haired beauty in her presence? Oh wait, damn it…Chandella Powell has dark-hair too…Um, we mean a third raven-haired beauty… Will Chandella Powell sink further into the abyss of the unnoticed? Will Frankie Edgar defend his Lightweight title against Gray Maynard? (Yes, we at MMAFix care about more than just the hot girls)… So these are all very important questions to be answered in just one month. Meanwhile, check out Brittney’s perfectly round ornament.

B.J. Penn: I Know I’ll Be UFC Lightweight Champion Again

Filed under: UFCB.J. Penn is generally recognized as the best lightweight in MMA history, but after losing two straight fights to lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, he’s now moving up to welterweight to face Matt Hughes at UFC 123. Penn apparently doe…

Filed under: UFC

B.J. Penn is generally recognized as the best lightweight in MMA history, but after losing two straight fights to lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, he’s now moving up to welterweight to face Matt Hughes at UFC 123. Penn apparently doesn’t see it as a permanent move.

In an interview on SportsCenter Wednesday morning, Penn said that he doesn’t view his two losses to Edgar this year as a sign that he’s no longer competitive in the lightweight division. Instead, he thinks he’s going to win his welterweight rubber match with Hughes and then move back down to be the best lightweight again.

Gray Maynard Defends Arianny Celeste: “It’s Playboy Not Swank!”

On this installment of MMA Fix, RawVegas.tv catches up with UFC Lightweight Champion Contender, Gray Maynard as he prepares for his UFC 125 Main Event bout against Champion, Frankie Edgar. Maynard gives choice comments on fellow teammate, Ryan Couture’s staph infection and his views on Arianny Celeste’s Playboy spread. Maynard also states […]

On this installment of MMA Fix, RawVegas.tv catches up with UFC Lightweight Champion Contender, Gray Maynard as he prepares for his UFC 125 Main Event bout against Champion, Frankie Edgar. Maynard gives choice comments on fellow teammate, Ryan Couture’s staph infection and his views on Arianny Celeste’s Playboy spread. Maynard also states that the Lightweight Division is the best division in the UFC and welcomes the WEC Lightweights into the promotion. Watch the full video below:

Watch GRAY MAYNARD TALKS CELESTE, WEC/UFC MERGER AND HIS TITLE SHOT AGAINST EDGAR on RawVegas.tv

Eight MMA Fighters Who Desperately Need a Stoppage Victory

By CagePotato contributor Dan “siksik6” Teague
#8: Gray Maynard When fans and fighters complain about wrestlers in MMA, they’re talking about Gray Maynard. He takes fighters down because that’s what he’s good at. In Maynard’s nine-figh…

By CagePotato contributor Dan “siksik6” Teague

#8: Gray Maynard

When fans and fighters complain about wrestlers in MMA, they’re talking about Gray Maynard. He takes fighters down because that’s what he’s good at. In Maynard’s nine-fight UFC career, he has just one stoppage, a KO of Joe Veres over three years ago. He’s earned his title shot not because of his performances, but rather because what the hell else do you do with a guy who’s undefeated and has won eight straight fights, including one over the current champ? Cole Miller said it best: Taking people down should be a means to an end. Gray needs to start having some refs pull him off of people if he’s ever going to have any drawing power.

#7: Ben Askren

Ben Askren is just starting to make his way into mainstream MMA discussions. However, it’s not exactly a heralded arrival. The kid makes picking strawberries look like it belongs in the X Games. His last “stoppage” was a controversial sub over Ryan Thomas, who promptly and correctly displayed his best WTFIYP face. Before that it was a north-south choke over some guy you’ve never heard of in some organization you’ve never heard of back in August of ’09. For his last fight, in which he won the Bellator welterweight strap, he came about as close to finishing Lyman Good as I did. I was on the couch eating Mayfield Butter Pecan ice cream. It was delicious. As a title holder for an up-and-coming organization, Askren needs to show more of a killer instinct if he ever wants his fights to be broadcast by anyone other than Fox Sports South.

State of the UFC Lightweights

Filed under: UFC, WECNovember is a month without any title fights, which makes it a good time to take a long view of the future title picture in each weight class. Today, we look at the lightweight division.

It feels a little strange that we’re about …

Filed under: UFC, WEC

November is a month without any title fights, which makes it a good time to take a long view of the future title picture in each weight class. Today, we look at the lightweight division.

It feels a little strange that we’re about to look at the UFC lightweight division and B.J. Penn won’t even be part of the conversation, but that’s the way it works after UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar beat Penn twice this year, the second time by an absolutely dominant unanimous decision. Penn’s next fight is at welterweight and he’s not really part of the lightweight picture anymore, and so we’ll file Penn away as part of the lightweight division’s past, and we’ll look here at the division’s future.