No More Rematches: Dana White Confirms Nate Diaz Gets UFC 150 Main Event Winner
No rematches after UFC 150.
That's the word from UFC president Dana White, who says that no matter how close the fight between Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar ends up, the winner will face the next top contender in the lightweight division.
Edgar was granted a rematch with Henderson after their first fight was a back-and-forth battle, ending in a close decision. Prior to that bout, Edgar had himself already been in two back-to-back rematches, so the UFC opted to give him the chance to do it all over again at UFC 150.
Because of the multitude of rematches that have stalled other contenders at 155 pounds, White says they are moving on regardless of how close the outcome is in Saturday night's main event.
The winner between Henderson and Edgar will move on to face Nate Diaz, who is the top challenger in the lightweight division.
“Yes, Nate Diaz will fight the winner,” White said on Fuel TV after the UFC 150 weigh-ins.
That's good news for Diaz, but potentially bad news for Benson Henderson should he be defeated on Saturday night because that eliminates the possibility of him getting a rematch should his second fight with Edgar not go his way.
Regardless, the UFC lightweight division is moving on and Nate Diaz will watch UFC 150 with great anticipation since he gets the winner next in the Octagon.
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