Ufc 144 fight card

• At the two recent UFC events in Brazil, the cards were mostly stacked to pit Brazilians against foreigners. On each card, only one non-Brazilian was able to buck the hometown crowd and beat the local favorite.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• UFC 144 will prove to be one of the biggest events of the year. While Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson will meet for the light heavyweight title, Jake Shields and Yoshihiro Akiyama will be fighting for their UFC jobs.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Gomi defeated late replacement foe Eiji Mitsuoka with a technical knockout 32 seconds into the second round of their preliminary-card bout at UFC 144 on Sunday morning in Saitama, Japan. The victory ended a two-fight losing streak for Gomi.
(USA Today)
• It must be a grim prospect to exist as a featherweight contender, knowing that the menacing Jose Aldo reigns on the throne, awaiting mortals who might dare challenge him, as Mike Tyson used to say, with their primitive skills.
(MMAmania.com (blog))
• In the stacked Lightweight division, mixed martial arts (MMA) fans get more exciting matches than any other weight class. And the showdown better Anthony Pettis and Joe Lauzon later this evening (Feb.
(MMAmania.com (blog))
• The UFC returns to the roots of the PRIDE organization with a trip to Japan for UFC 144: Edgar vs a $50 drink card and VIP seating. There will be raffles and prizes plus $1 dances in between the fights. Doors open at 6 p.m.
(Las Vegas Sun)
• 144 goes down tonight from the Saitama Super Arena headlined by a battle for the UFC lightweight title between champion Frankie "The Answer" Edgar and challenger Benson "Smooth" Henderson.
(The Province)
• Before his unlikely UFC debut in September 2010, Hunts career appeared to be on its last legs after suffering a five-fight losing streak which has him in the main-card slot on a major UFC pay-per-view event in 2012.
(FOXSports.com)
• Saturday's UFC lightweight title fight between we're going six-fights deep and delivering a look at the remaining fights on the pay-per-view portion of the card, letting you know what to expect when the cage door closes.
(The Province)