UFC 144: Henderson Dethrones Edgar, Bader Outscores Jackson
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 144 card in Saitama, Japan, which saw Ben Henderson secure the lightweight championship, by working his way to a unanimous decision win over Frankie Edgar.
Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46)
Ryan Bader def. Quinton Jackson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mark Hunt def. Cheick Kongo by TKO (punches) R1 (2:11)
Jake Shields def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Tim Boetsch def. Yushin Okami by KO (punches) R3 (0:54)
Hatsu Hioki def. Bart Palaszewski by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Anthony Pettis def. Joe Lauzon by KO (head kick and punches) R1 (1:21)
Takanori Gomi def. Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO (punches) R2 (2:21)
Vaughan Lee def. Norifumi Yamamoto by submission (armbar) R1 (4:29)
Riki Fukuda def. Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Chris Cariaso def. Takeya Mizugaki by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-