Ben Henderson vs Nate Diaz at UFConFOX™5
by John Morgan | source usatoday.com
USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com confirmed with UFC officials that lightweight champion Benson Henderson (17-2 mixed martial arts, 5-0 UFC) will face Nate Diaz (14-3-1, 9-3-1) at UFC on Fox 5 on Dec. 8 at a host site to be announced.
Henderson headlined last weekend’s UFC 150 and scored the first successful defense of his title with a split-decision victory against Frankie Edgar, whom he also narrowly defeated in February to win the title.
Despite the close nature of the rematch, UFC President Dana White immediately made it clear that Diaz, who was promised a title shot after a May win against Jim Miller, would get the next crack at the belt.