Lightweight Championship bout: Ben Henderson defeated Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
Click the stars to rate this fight.
Ben Henderson and Frankie Edgar were each awarded $65,000 bonuses for Fight of the Night.
Edgar came out fast and bouncing around. Henderson threw kicks and Edgar was catching them, but wasn't able to finish take downs with them. Edgar did manage to take Henderson down, but he got hit hard with an upkick at the end of the 2nd. The striking was close. Edgar seemed to be landing more, but he was all bloodied up.
R:4 A:4 S:4 T:4