Tag: Lightweight

Benson Henderson, New UFC Lightweight King, Is a Shining Lesson in Rejection

Benson Henderson best exemplifies the verse from Psalm 118, “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.” In plain language, The Ultimate Fighter reject is now the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion. Upon findi…

Benson Henderson best exemplifies the verse from Psalm 118, “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.” In plain language, The Ultimate Fighter reject is now the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion. Upon finding out that Bendo’s TUF 9 audition tape was thrown in the dustbin of MMA history three years ago, MMA Fighting’s […]

UFC 144: Why Benson Henderson Will Remain the Lightweight Champion

On Saturday night, Japanese fans were given an excellent taste of what mixed martial arts has evolved into. There were finishes of all sorts, improbable comebacks and a five-round war which is sure to be a candidate for Fight of the Year. The title fig…

On Saturday night, Japanese fans were given an excellent taste of what mixed martial arts has evolved into. There were finishes of all sorts, improbable comebacks and a five-round war which is sure to be a candidate for Fight of the Year. The title fight between Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson is one of the […]

UFC 144 Results: Evaluating Joe Lauzon’s Place in the Lightweight Division

Joe Lauzon was on his way to putting together a very nice succession of wins yesterday at UFC 144 as he stepped into the cage with the WEC’s final lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis.  The bout took place in front of a sold-out crowd at the…

Joe Lauzon was on his way to putting together a very nice succession of wins yesterday at UFC 144 as he stepped into the cage with the WEC’s final lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis.  The bout took place in front of a sold-out crowd at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.  After stopping Melvin Guillard […]

Frankie Edgar: Why Champion UFC Lightweight Deserves More Credit

Frankie Edgar has been in four UFC lightweight title bouts, and fans have doubted his ability to win each and every one of them. Whether it was because his stand up wasn’t good enough to hang with BJ Penn’s, or his wrestling was inferior to…

Frankie Edgar has been in four UFC lightweight title bouts, and fans have doubted his ability to win each and every one of them. Whether it was because his stand up wasn’t good enough to hang with BJ Penn’s, or his wrestling was inferior to Gray Maynard’s—there has always been some reason for fans to […]

Mark Bocek: UFC Lightweight Discusses His Visit to Pickering High School

Mark Bocek, who is to return to the Octagon against Matt Wiman at UFC 145 in April, recently took time out of his schedule to speak with a number of students about a number of different topics at Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario. “I introdu…

Mark Bocek, who is to return to the Octagon against Matt Wiman at UFC 145 in April, recently took time out of his schedule to speak with a number of students about a number of different topics at Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario. “I introduced myself, I spoke a little bit about myself and […]

UFC on FX 1 Results: Power Ranking the UFC’s Lightweight Division

At the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., UFC on FX became an instant success. From the preliminary portion of the event to the main card, all bouts were exciting and fan friendly, though the real story of the night were the lightweights, as former…

At the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., UFC on FX became an instant success. From the preliminary portion of the event to the main card, all bouts were exciting and fan friendly, though the real story of the night were the lightweights, as former contenders Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller took center stage. The New […]