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Sherdog Pick’Em Trends: UFC 150 ‘Henderson vs. Edgar 2’
Benson Henderson in February became the UFC’s lightweight champion by handing Frankie Edgar his first loss in nearly four years. To keep the belt, he will have to repeat the feat at UFC 150, which takes place at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Saturday. The majority of players in Sherdog.com’s MMA Pick’Em fantasy game are confident in Henderson’s staying power as champion, as 73 percent have chosen him to defeat Edgar for a second straight time.
A former WEC 155-pound titlist, Henderson is unbeaten in the Octagon since joining the UFC in 2011. Prior to his five-round verdict over Edgar, the MMA Lab representative defeated Mark Bocek, Jim Miller and Clay Guida in his first three appearances with the promotion.
Edgar became lightweight champion at UFC 112 by upsetting B.J. Penn. “The Answer” then defeated Penn again at UFC 118 before battling Gray Maynard to a draw at UFC 125. The New Jersey native made an emphatic statement against Maynard at UFC 136, however, scoring a fourth-round knockout against “The Bully.”
In the co-main event, a whopping 87 percent of participants like Donald Cerrone to get the best of former Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts teammate Melvin Guillard in another lightweight affair.
After beginning his UFC career with four straight wins, Cerrone came up short against Nate Diaz at UFC 141. The “Cowboy” has since rebounded, striking his way to a clear-cut decision win over Jeremy Stephens in May.
After consecutive losses to Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller knocked Guillard from title contention, “The Young Assassin” returned to his winning ways with a methodical unanimous... Read More -
Roundtable: UFC 150
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Jack Encarnacao was back in the roundtable chair Friday heading a discussion for tomorrow night's UFC 150 card, which pits lightweight champion Benson Henderson against former champion Frankie Edgar.
Joining Jack was Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen, ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto, and UltMMA.com's Tommy Messano. The panel broke down all of tomorrow night's fights including... -
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SRN Rewind: Kenny Florian
By: Jack Encarnacao
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Few have experienced the full range of emotions that mixed martial arts evoked like Kenny Florian did in his MMA career.
And few are as thoughtful and articulate about the ebbs and flows of the fighting life. Sunday on the Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind," the recently-retired three-time UFC title contender joins Jack Encarnacao for a Sitdown interview that takes listeners from his formative days grappling on his basement rug to his final fight against Jose Aldo after a vicious weight cut.
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Top 5 Forum Threads of the Week
By: Jeff Sherwood
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder Frank Mir will head to Strikeforce to meet Daniel Cormier on Sept. 29, becoming the first fighter to cross the line with the UFC’s sister promotion. Such flexibility was what fans were looking for when Zuffa purchased Strikeforce in March 2011.
Other topics on the Sherdog.net forums this week include wild reactions to a fan posing for a picture with Urijah Faber, debate on the greatest ground-and-pound artist of all-time, the unfolding drama between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva and an Olympic judo player with an unfavorable view of mixed martial arts.
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Podcast: Greg Jackson
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood returned to the Sherdog Radio Network on Wednesday for an action-packed edition of “Beatdown.”
MMA trainer Greg Jackson joined the show to talk about the upcoming bout between his pupil, Donald Cerrone, and former student Melvin Guillard at...
