UFC 144 Fight Card & Predictions

Event: UFC 144: "Edgar vs. Henderson"
Date: Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 (Airs stateside on Sat., Feb. 25, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view)
Location: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan

Main Event:

155 lbs.: Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson

Main Card: (Pay-per-view):

205 lbs.: Quinton Jackson vs. Ryan Bader
170 lbs.: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Jake Shields
265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo
185 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami
145 lbs.: Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski
155 lbs.: Joe Lauzon vs. Anthony Pettis

Preliminary card (FX Channel):

155 lbs.: Takanori Gomi vs. Eiji Mitsuoka
135 lbs.: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Vaughan Lee
185 lbs.: Riki Fukuda vs. Steve Cantwell
135 lbs.: Takeya Mizugaki vs. Chris Cariaso

Preliminary card (Facebook):

145 lbs.: Zhang Tiequan vs. Issei Tamura

My predictions:

Frankie Edgar beats Ben Henderson via unanimous decision.

Ryan Bader beats Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision.

Jake Shields beats Yoshihiro Akiyama via submission.

Cheick Kongo beats Mark Hunt via TKO.

Yushin Okami beats Tim Boetsch via unanimous decision.

Bart Palaszewski beats Hatsu Hioki via KO.

Anthony Pettis beats Joe Lauzon via unanimous decision.