Frankie Edgar isn’t sure exactly when his rematch with Ben Henderson will take place, but he believes he won their first fight and wants to get his belt back.
“UFC Ultimate Insider” host Jon Anik goes one-on-one with new lightweight champion Ben Henderson, who says it’s perfectly fair for Frankie Edgar to get a rematch against him later this year.
Frankie Edgar got what he was looking for. He will rematch with Ben Henderson for the UFC lightweight title sometime this summer, UFC president Dana White said.
UFC president Dana White looks back at UFC 144 and admits he had the main event scored for Frankie Edgar despite Ben Henderson taking the lightweight title.
Ben Henderson and Frankie Edgar won $65,000 for Fight of the Night at UFC 144 after Henderson took Edgar’s lightweight title. Vaughan Lee and Anthony Pettis also got bonus checks in Japan.
Ben Henderson got gold back around his waist Saturday night. The former WEC lightweight champ is now the UFC lightweight champ after beating Frankie Edgar.