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Benson Henderson captured the UFC lightweight title from Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 144 on Saturday night, busting up the former champion en route to a unanimous decision victory at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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Benson Henderson completed his climb to the lightweight summit halfway across the world.

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Benson Henderson punished former champ Frankie Edgar with kicks to win the title in a five-round epic in Japan.

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Edgar’s lightweight title fight against Benson Henderson in Japan could provide another opportunity.

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TOKYO – If UFC lightweights were reptiles, Ben Henderson would be Godzilla, and Frankie Edgar would be a GEICO lizard.

But Edgar, who puts his UFC lightweight title on the line at Saturday’s big UFC 144 event in Japan, doesn’t believe size will be an issue at the event.

After all, he’s used to being the 155-pound division’s little guy.

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It’s time to break down the most important part of Saturday’s title fight between the champion, Frankie Edgar, and the contender, Benson Henderson. Which man has the better walkout shirt? The champ brings an Affliction shirt that is thankfully free … Continue reading →

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ANAHEIM, Calif. – As MMAjunkie.com first reported,
UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar will defend his belt in Japan.

And of course, after a stellar UFC on FOX win over Clay Guida, Ben Henderson will take the role of challenger.

UFC president Dana White confirmed the booking at Saturday’s UFC on FOX
post-event press conference and later stated the contest will serve as
the main event for the February fight card.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. – As MMAjunkie.com first reported,
UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar will defend his belt in Japan.

And of course, after a stellar UFC on FOX win over Clay Guida, Ben Henderson will take the role of challenger.

UFC president Dana White confirmed the booking at Saturday’s UFC on FOX
post-event press conference and later stated the contest will serve as
the main event for the February fight card.

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Frankie Edgar doesn’t want to drop to featherweight just yet. He is the UFC lightweight champion.

“I want to defend that,” Edgar today told MMAjunkie.com.

Has he considered 145 pounds? Absolutely. And it’s nice, in theory, to have the option of fighting in either weight class. But the way he feels right now, he’d like to stay put.

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UFC president Dana White believes UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar is the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in MMA today.

Pollsters, though, weren’t ready to declare the recently victorious champ the runner-up to Anderson Silva’s top-dog status.

In the latest Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound rankings, in which 22 top MMA journalists vote, Edgar moved up two spots to a No. 4 ranking. But the No. 2 slot still belongs to Georges St-Pierre.

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