UFC 144 Edgar vs Henderson

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Date & Time
Sun 26th February 2012 Local
Sun 26th February 2012 12:00am UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2012

Round
Round 6

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Saitama Super Arena
(21,000 Attendance)

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Description

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 26, 2012, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Venue
UFC 144 was held at the Saitama Super Arena in the Chūō-ku central ward of Saitama City in Saitama Prefecture. The sellout event was held in the Super Arena's Main Stage Center Arena configuration, with a ticket cost of between ¥5,800 and ¥100,000 (ca. US$70 – US$1250).

Background
UFC 144 marked the UFC's fifth appearance in Japan, their first event in Japan since UFC 29 in 2000, and its first event in Japan since the 2007 purchase of Pride Fighting Championships, which held many of its cards at Saitama Super Arena. The UFC event featured seven fights on the main card.

George Sotiropoulos was expected to face Takanori Gomi at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Eiji Mitsuoka.

Leonard Garcia was expected to face Zhang Tiequan at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury. Issei Tamura stepped in for Garcia and fought Zhang.

At the UFC 144 weigh ins, Quinton Jackson failed to make the 206 lb weight limit and came in 5 lbs overweight at 211 lbs. Jackson was fined 20 percent of his earnings and the bout was contested at a catchweight of 211 lb.

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Result List

01	Benson Henderson	Bellator Mens	WIN
01	Frankie Edgar	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
02	Ryan Bader	Bellator Mens	WIN
02	Quinton Jackson	Bellator Mens	LOSS
03	Mark Hunt	DREAM Mens	WIN
03	Cheick Kongo	Bellator Mens	LOSS
04	Yoshihiro Akiyama	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
04	Jake Shields	UFC Welterweight	WIN
05	Yushin Okami	Shooto Men	LOSS
05	Tim Boetsch	UFC Middleweight	WIN
06	Hatsu Hioki	UFC Featherweight	WIN
06	Bart Palaszewski	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
07	Anthony Pettis		WIN
07	Joe Lauzon	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
08	Eiji Mitsuoka	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
08	Takanori Gomi	UFC Lightweight	WIN
09	Vaughan Lee	UFC Bantamweight	WIN
09	Norifumi Yamamoto	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
10	Riki Fukuda	UFC Middleweight	WIN
10	Steve Cantwell	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
11	Chris Cariaso	UFC Flyweight	WIN
11	Takeya Mizugaki	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
12	Issei Tamura	UFC Featherweight	WIN
12	Tiequan Zhang	UFC Featherweight	LOSS