Via BE reader Matt Parker, here's a TV ad the UFC is running in Japan to promote this Saturday's UFC 144 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
UFC LW champ Frankie Edgar defends his title against former WEC champ Ben Henderson. The co-main event features Quinton "Rampage" Jackson versus The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Ryan Bader. Yoshihiro Akiyama makes his welterweight debut against Jake Shields, Hatsu Hioki faces Bart Palaszewski and more.
Fight card is after the jump.
SBN coverage of UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
Main Card:
Frankie Edgar (14-1) vs. Ben Henderson (15-2) [LW Title]
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-9) vs. Ryan Bader (13-2)
Mark Hunt (7-7) vs. Cheick Kongo (17-6-2)
Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4, 2 NC) vs. Jake Shields (26-6-1)
Anthony Pettis (14-2) vs. Joe Lauzon (21-6)
Yushin Okami (26-6) vs. Tim Boetsch (14-4)
Hatsu Hioki (25-4-2) vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-14)
Preliminary Card:
Takeya Mizugaki (15-6-2) vs. Chris Cariaso (12-3)
Norifumi Yamamoto (18-5, 1 NC) vs. Vaughan Lee (11-7-1)
Riki Fukuda (17-5) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-5)
Takanori Gomi (32-8, 1 NC) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (18-7-2)
Tiequan Zhang (15-2) vs. Issei Tamura (6-2)