Edgar vs. Henderson

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talking about penn. he is the tallest fight edgar has beaten. he is five feet 8 inches tall. all you would have to do is see how small he(penn) was next to diaz in height. i'm showing my 200 dollar ticket on henderson for this fight. i wish K-1 was the handicapper. i would get 2/1 odds.

What a waste of 200$.

i'm gonna put that sports wager online on Tapology and rag on ya when he wins. :- }

* Edited at 12.10.2011, 7:09 PM ET *

Care to bet the wolf on that one?

Henderson's gonna win. If he rocks Edgar, Henderson's gonna choke him out. Otherwise, it will go to a hard fought decision that Ben wins.

as a sonnen fan u should be ashamed of yourself for going against a fellow former WEC fighter. :- } even though i think this a a 80% chance of bendo winning this edgar could get a bad decision. no dice, but good luck with your picks tonight.

I'll give it to Henderson. I expect a back and forth, very spirited fight that sees what I think may be even a controversial decision for Henderson. Thats how close I expect it to be, so close that I already expect PPL to argue about the future decision.

That's what I thought wolf you are just like Anderson Silva.

Going to be an amazing fight I CAN'T WAIT for this one!!!

@k1.  wolves eat ducks. sonnen cooks them for anderson silva. :- }

Bendo finally gets his belt.

To me this is the culmination of UFC against WEC. I like both guys and this one is going to be a nailbiter.

I think that this is going to be a great fight for both fighters. Edgar has the power to change it all with a punch as seen in his last fight, and Bendo can show that he can scrap and get out of some situations (shown against Guida) But if i was going to take from what i saw in their last fights it shows me that: 1. Edgar can go to hell and comeback with pictures and show that he is here to stay (Round 1 aka instant replay of the second fight), 2. Bendo can show that he has a great amount of determination to survive (I think there was 2 or 3 choke attempts that were close to locks before he got out) But if styles make fights than this is a fight you do not want to miss. Japan will be Proud, for this fight (reference hint hint) and it will be eye opening even in japan. But if i will take someone in this it would be Edgar cause i feel that Heart will carry the day.

i think henderson is gonna beat edgar

yes INDEED!

Frankie Edgar will remain the Lightweight champion after this fight and let me tell you why...

The guy is constantly evolving, fight to fight... I dont know anybody who works harder than Frankie Edgar.

Ben Henderson is too bulky. Frankie Edgar will have a speed advantage on him. Get in get out, and with pushing his Palomalu mane out of his face every 2.5 seconds he might never see him.

It seems to me like Henderson falls asleep every now and then. He gets not so much lazy but lax during his fights allowing guys, like Anthony Pettis to hit him.

I dont think Henderson will be able to take him down that easily if at all, hes just too fast. If you look back to the Pettis fight as soon as Anthony started with the head movement and footwork Henderson was literally tripping over his own feet. (I keep mentioning the Pettis fight because I think out of his past few fight Pettis was the worst fighter out of all of them)

I think Frankie is a better striker, more precise and calculated he may not hit as hard but he puts together solid combinations.

And Lastly Frankie Edgar is just tough. The kid is solid and he never gives up. I dont think theres another fight in the UFC that wants it more.

@wolfman have we ever seen a worn down Frankie Edgar? Even after the kid got ROCKED?

* Edited at 01.18.2012, 1:48 PM ET *

that bulk you metion will push edgar into the cage and henderson will use knees and elbows to knock him down. what maynard could not finish smooth will. plus nobody wants it more (the title) then the fighter facing him. glad he is a small dog too. wait tilll the weigh inns. edgar will look like a FW to henderson's looking like a WW.

* Edited at 01.18.2012, 2:47 PM ET *

I'm thinking Benson by round 1 tko. If he comes out the way he did against Guida, he will fold Edgar. Frankie may have cardio for days but he got rocked hard in the first (twice) by Gray Maynard. 

Anyone wanting to take an av/sig (don't care which) bet on this fight?