Main Card
Lightweight Championship Bout: Frankie Edgar
vs.
Benson Henderson
Light Heavyweight Bout: Rampage Jackson
vs.
Ryan Bader
- Welterweight Bout: Jake Shields vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
- Heavyweight Bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Mark Hunt
- Lightweight Bout: Joe Lauzon vs. Anthony Pettis
- Middleweight Bout: Yushin Okami vs. Tim Boetsch
- Featherweight Bout: Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski
- Lightweight Bout: Takanori Gomi vs. Eiji Mitsuoka
- Bantamweight Bout: Kid Yamamoto vs. Vaughn Lee
- Middleweight Bout: Riki Fukuda vs. Steve Cantwell
- Bantamweight Bout: Takaya Mizugaki vs. Chris Caraiso
The undercard goes live at 7:10 with Kid, Gomi, Mizugaki, Fukuda, and Cantwell all in action. It's kind of shocking to me that Japanese legends like Gomi and Kid are being relegated to the undercard, but at least they have fights and decent chances at winning. And God willing Steve Cantwell will get his ass beat again and finally be cut from the UFC. And people thought Jardine had a long UFC life...
The main card goes live a 10 and should be a good one. Only two of the fights look like they will be boring, but maybe they will be better then they appear. Bendo vs. Frankie should be a fantastic title fight, between two very talented fighters. I cannot wait to see these two guys go to war.
Rampage missed weight by 6 pounds. No good. I love Rampage but this makes me want to see Bader knock him clean out, that said I don't think he will. Rampage has to much experience and even though he missed weight, I think he is still hungry to pick up a win in Japan.
Akiyama vs. Shields doesn't interest me at all. Should be a decision for Shields. Kongo vs. Hunt has the potential to be a great stand up war, but is more likely that Kongo will look for the takedown. Lauzon vs. Pettis should be another good, exciting fight. Okami vs. Boetsch will likely be another boring decision for Yushin. And hopefully Hioki has a good showing and can get a title shot with a win over Bartimus.