UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis II takes place next Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the UFC has released the extended preview of the main card on pay-per-view.
Next Saturday night’s card will be headlined by a title fight as Benson Henderson defends the UFC lightweight title against Anthony Pettis which is a rematch from their 2010 bout at WEC 53 when Pettis won by unanimous decision.
Also, former UFC heavyweight champions will meet as Frank Mir faces Josh Barnett in the co-main event of the fight card as this is a matchup that MMA fans have wanted to see for several years.
The UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis II Extended Preview and Fight Card are below:
Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Benson Henderson (19-2) vs. Anthony Pettis (16-2) – Lightweight Title bout
Josh Barnett (32-6) vs. Frank Mir (16-7)
Chad Mendes (14-1) vs. Clay Guida (30-13)
Brandon Vera (12-6, 1NC) vs. Ben Rothwell (32-9)
Erik Koch (13-2) vs. Dustin Poirier (13-3)
Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Jamie Varner (21-7-1, 2NC) vs. Gleison Tibau (27-9)
Louis Gaudinot (6-2) vs. Tim Elliot (9-3-1)
Pascal Krauss (11-1) vs. Hyun Gyu Lim (11-3-1)
Chico Camus (12-4) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (11-7)
Preliminary Card: (Facebook – 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT)
Soa Palelei (18-3) vs. Nikita Krylov (14-0)
Ryan Couture (6-2) vs. Al Iaquinta (5-2-1)
Jared Hamman (13-5) vs. Magnus Cedenblad (10-4)