UFC 144: Ben Henderson ready to beat Frankie Edgar -- then Anderson Silva's win record
by Kevin Haggerty on Feb 20, 2012 6:00 PM EST
in Upcoming UFC Events
Email
Print
On Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will pit its top two lightweight fighters against each other in the cage as UFC 144 comes rolling through Saitama, Japan, with guns blazing.
Ben Henderson will try to do what no one has been able to accomplish since 2008 by defeating Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar and proving to mixed martial arts (MMA) fans that he is the number one 155-pound fighter in the world.
That's the goal, but it could be easier said than done. Speaking of goals, here's what else "Bendo" has on his agenda:
"I definitely have long term goals and short term goals, but that has been my goal since I first got into fighting, period: Just to be the best fighter on the planet -- no ifs, ands or buts about it," said the 28-year-old. "Not one of the best, not top three, top five, whatever -- I want to be the best fighter in the world, period. That goal is still in my sights, I still wake up thinking about that."
Check out the rest of Henderson's "to do" list after the jump:
One would think that just defeating the champion would be ambitious enough of a dream for Henderson. Apparently not. During a recent teleconference to promote UFC 144, Henderson announced that he has aspirations of "Silva" proportions:
"I don't think me beating Frankie at all gets me anywhere near the conversation," Bendo went on. "I'd have to beat Frankie, then beat a couple other guys, defend the belt -- what is Anderson up to? He's up to like, twelve right now? Thirteen? After I beat Anderson's record, whatever he stops at -- fourteen times, fifteen times -- after I beat that, then the conversation can begin."
Henderson is a perfect 3-0 during his time in the Octagon. In his last fight, he won a very impressive decision victory over Clay Guida at UFC on Fox on Nov. 12, 2011 in Anaheim, Calif.
He's gone a long way to show fans that he's more than just the guy who became the recipient of a highlight reel move at the hands of Anthony Pettis on Dec. 16, 2010 at WEC 53.
But is he biting off more than he can chew by comparing himself to "The Spider?" Is it too early to be making those kind of correlations?
What do you Maniacs think? Does "The Smooth One" have potential to be the greatest of all time? Got any bold UFC 144 predictions?
Sound off!
41 comments
|
Add comment
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
" What would Sakuraba do ? " - Ivan Menjivar
by wooly shambler on Feb 20, 2012 6:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Team Sonnen!
by Armando Baez on Feb 20, 2012 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
you guys are cute!
This sight has took a nose dive.
You're doing it wrong. You're supposed to post:
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Team Sonnen!
by Armando Baez on Feb 20, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
I know what the hell is his problem
Plus I think he meant site **
And also were not cute we’re fucking sexy
" What would Sakuraba do ? " - Ivan Menjivar
by wooly shambler on Feb 20, 2012 6:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
bwahahahhahahahahahaaa...gasp
hah…hahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Being "The People's Champ" is like being a Special Olympics Gold Medalist
It just means that a bunch of retards think that you're the best
by Clark Griswald on Feb 20, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Hey guys did you know Gary Goodridge is impossible to beat in the new UFC game.
He stuffs Lesnars takedowns, eats multiple Carwin right hands, and has the best Jiu Jitsu!
The game is so accurate.
Long live the dragon!!!
by Octagon Brilliance on Feb 20, 2012 6:11 PM EST reply actions
Well Tank Abbott would not sign his name over to the UFC
So they basically made video game Goodridge with real life Tank Abbott attributes.
Don't make me swing on you bro
50-40 edgar, 55-42 henderson, and 47-47 split draw
Fuck It Dude, Life's A Risk
http://fidlar.bandcamp.com/
by theoregonduck on Feb 20, 2012 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
What do you Maniacs think? Does "The Smooth One" have potential to be the greatest of all time? Got any bold UFC 144 predictions?
Hello,,, there is no such thing as a greatest of all time,, i dont know why we even talk about it,, like it exist….
Bendo needs to focus on being the best 155 pound champ he can be,, the records and critique will come… let him run through frankie and before you know it he will be in the talk as the next great… all in due time Ben.
Food for thought-eventually he will have to move to welter weight ( maybe relinquish his LW belt). If he could somehow get a chance at holding both belts in his career without a loss up to that point, that be some shit!
He lost to Pettis in the WEC
when did that get erased?
Mania is not quite Mania without Dakatak. Come back soon, Dak.
Please copy this sig if you agree.
anderson silva lost to chonan via flying scissor hook, daiju takase...
when do those get erased????
people run around here like he is the greatest….
My whole point was and is that there is no greatest of all time… Anderson is one of the very best and Benson could be as well,,, now shhhh
+1
good points
"I'm gonna be the champion till the day I decide not to be. And that isn't any time soon." - Brock Lesnar at UFC 106
by hairybumcrack on Feb 20, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
Are you completely retarded, or only dumb?
From you:
If he could somehow get a chance at holding both belts in his career without a loss up to that point
Yet he already lost to Anthony Pettis. So how is your statement possible Einstein? The preview button exists for a reason.
Mania is not quite Mania without Dakatak. Come back soon, Dak.
Please copy this sig if you agree.
I agree with the rest of your post
GOAT is almost a silly a debate as P4P best
Mania is not quite Mania without Dakatak. Come back soon, Dak.
Please copy this sig if you agree.
i know that he has loss, i thought that you would understand my point! Point is he hasn't lost in his UFC title run..
If you think for a second that i thought he was undefeated,, u might be the dumb one.
by letstalkmma on Feb 20, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
***I want to be the best fighter in the world, period. ***
Oh, stop it Ben.
You’re not beating Edgar, so stop thinking you’re gonna beat a dozen or so guys after him.
TFK
Check out the MMA Forums at http://www.boxingfanatics.com/forums/f24/
The ones of her on the hotel balcony?
Most people don't know what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.
This fight shud be a 6 rounder!
Mania is not quite Mania without Lester the pimp. Come back soon, les. Copy this sig if you agree.
It should be 3 ten minute rounds lol
" What would Sakuraba do ? " - Ivan Menjivar
by wooly shambler on Feb 20, 2012 7:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
there should be an interim belt as well
"I'm gonna be the champion till the day I decide not to be. And that isn't any time soon." - Brock Lesnar at UFC 106
by hairybumcrack on Feb 20, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
This isnt very farfectched
Maybe the whole beat andersons record thing but he could definitely beat frankie and hod the belt for a while
Bendo takes this imo
One can't be Catholic, and a grown up
by ItalianStallion54 on Feb 20, 2012 7:14 PM EST reply actions
I still have Edgar on this fight
As I’ve stated before, I see Frankie frustrating Ben to the point where he becomes ineffective. How about a sig bet Ferrari?
"I'm gonna be the champion till the day I decide not to be. And that isn't any time soon." - Brock Lesnar at UFC 106
by hairybumcrack on Feb 20, 2012 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Alright lets do it
2 weeks?
One can't be Catholic, and a grown up
by ItalianStallion54 on Feb 20, 2012 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
You're on Rocky!!!
"I'm gonna be the champion till the day I decide not to be. And that isn't any time soon." - Brock Lesnar at UFC 106
by hairybumcrack on Feb 21, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Let me have my new sig Rocky
Bendo was the man
"See if people are gonna hate just cause I say the word motherfucker, then fuck them, I don’t have time to worry about marketing and shit, in my last fight my hair looked like shit cause all I did was train… I have other letters but i’m not that good of a reader." - Nick Diaz
by hairybumcrack on Feb 26, 2012 8:16 AM EST up reply actions
So let's recap...
Bendo says he wants to become the best fighter on the planet, but that there’s really no point in talking about whether or not he’s getting close until he eclipses the win streak Anderson is currently on because to be the best you’d have to surpass the best…
How is this anything other than plain common sense?
Whether he beats Frankie or not, you have to respect people that are driven the way Bendo is. He’s always a lot of fun to watch, and he’s not going in there to patty cake.
I think this fight may well go down as an all-time great if both guys deliver the kind of fight we know they can…
I see Bendo completely killing his next few opponents after Edgar.....
due to the fact that Edgar is going to beat him down to the bottom of the LW food chain.
Don't make me swing on you bro
Something to say? Choose one of these options to log in.
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on MMAmania.com
Related FanShots on MMAmania.com
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
