Tag: Ben Henderson

Efrain Escudero Gives His Thoughts on the UFC in Mexico, Training with Bendo and Seth Baczynksi Fighting Drunk.

Efrain Escudero Gives His Thoughts on the UFC in Mexico, Training with Bendo and Seth Baczynksi Fighting Drunk.

| April 19, 2012 | 9:19 am | Reply

Whether or not you feel Efrain Escudero should have been released during his first UFC run is up to you. To Escudero it wasn’t personal, it was just business.

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MMA Fighter Rankings for April 2012

MMA Fighter Rankings for April 2012

| April 2, 2012 | 9:11 pm | Reply

The calendar has turned to April which means MMA fans survived the month-long absence of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Despite some great action from Bellator to fill the void, the action of March did little to the April ranks.

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MMA Fighter Rankings for March 2012

MMA Fighter Rankings for March 2012

| March 5, 2012 | 3:36 pm | Reply

Last month’s rankings saw little movement within the ranks but that was more than made up for this by all the movement this month. The March MMA fighter rankings saw two new fighters crowned #1, two fighters move up into the #2 spot and a total of 16 changes overall.

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What’s next on the plate for Ben Henderson?

What’s next on the plate for Ben Henderson?

| February 29, 2012 | 6:54 pm | Reply

MMA fans who religiously followed the WEC during it’s time under the ZUFFA banner will remember the talk from fans that the WEC Lightweight fighters couldn’t hang with any of the top-level UFC fighters. Fast forward to UFC 144 and all that talk was put to rest as Ben Henderson took down Frankie Edgar in a battle for the ages, winning the UFC Lightweight Championship in the process.

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Anthony Pettis displays another Big Kick at UFC 144

Anthony Pettis displays another Big Kick at UFC 144

| February 26, 2012 | 6:24 pm | Reply

Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis is arguably more famous for his Jackie Chan, Matrix style kick to the head of Benson Henderson, than he is for winning the WEC belt from ‘Bendo’ at the final WEC event before the UFC fully integrated the organization. When Pettis made his UFC debut, talks of him being the number one guy, alongside Jim Miller, were the dominant discussions in regards to the UFC lightweight division.

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UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Fight Night Bonuses

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Fight Night Bonuses

| February 25, 2012 | 11:41 pm | 3 Replies

The UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson fight card was one of the best cards of the year thus far and featured many memorable moments. With all the great fights the UFC brass had some tough decisions to make tonight regarding the “Fight Night” bonuses.

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UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Live Results

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Live Results

| February 25, 2012 | 5:00 pm | Reply

The time has finally arrived, UFC 144: Japan marks the return of the UFC to the land of the rising sun. Bringing with them is a five bout preliminary card and a stacked seven deep main card airing on pay per view. The night will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between the champ Frankie Edgar against the former WEC champ, Benson Henderson.

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UFC 144: Japan Bold Predictions

UFC 144: Japan Bold Predictions

| February 23, 2012 | 9:05 pm | Reply

The UFC returns to the land of the rising sun this weekend with a card that has a little bit of everything for those in attendance as well as the viewers watching on TV. Headlined by a lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson, UFC 144 also has former Pride stars and several of the promotions top Japanese fighters.

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