Event name: UFC 144
Date: February 25, 2012
Location: Saitama, Japan (Feb. 26)
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view (10pm ET)
MAIN CARD (PPV)
- Ben Henderson def. Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision (49-46,48-47,49-46)
UFC Lightweight Championship - Ryan Bader def. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)
- Mark Hunt def. Cheick Kongo via TKO (strikes) at 2:11 of Round 1
- Jake Shields defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)
- Tim Boetsch def. Yushin Okami via TKO (strikes) at :54 of Round 3
- Hatsu Hioki defeats Bart Palaszewski via unanimous decision (30-27,29-28,29-28)
- Anthony Pettis def. Joe Lauzon via KO (head kick) at 1:21 of Round 1
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)
- Takanori Gomi def. Eiji Mitsuoka via TKO (strikes) at 2:21 of Round 2
- Vaughn Lee def. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto via submission (armbar) at 4:29 of Round 1
- Riki Fukuda def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28,30-27,30-27)
- Chris Cariaso def. Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision (29-28,29-28,29-28)
- (Facebook) Issei Tamura def. Tiequan Zhang via KO (punch) at 0:32 of Round 2
UFC 144 Coverage:
- UFC 144 Prelims on FX Set Record Ratings With 1.5 Million Viewers
- Future Matchups to Make: Post-UFC 144
- Reaction from the Action: UFC 144 “Edgar vs. Henderson”
- UFC 144 Bonuses: Edgar, Henderson, Pettis, and Lee Earn $65K
- UFC 144 Results and Recap: Henderson Defeats Edgar, Bader Victorious Over “Rampage”, Hunt Batters Kongo
- UFC 144 Recap: Shields, Boetsch, Hioki, and Pettis Notch Wins
- UFC 144 Play-By-Play
- UFC 144 Prelims Recap: Gomi, Lee, Fukuda, Cariaso, and Tamura all Victorious
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