Hoping for deja vu as Henderson and Cerrone agree to a rematch

Yippee ki yay, muthafucker! The most-exciting fight from last year is about to happen all over again. WEC lightweight champ Ben Henderson will make his first defense of the 155-pound title against Donald Cerrone at April 24’s WEC 48. Bendo defeated the Cowboy at WEC 43 to take the interim belt and advance to the unification bout against champ Jamie Varner, whom he choked out at WEC 46. Cerrone, meanwhile, choked out Ed Ratcliff at WEC 45 to earn the rematch.

Hopefully, round two will be a lot like round one, which saw Bendo survive unbelievable submission attempts (see photo above) to bang out a win in one of the few edge-of-your-seat showdowns on any MMA card in the last couple of years.

And that’s not the only fireworks we can expect from WEC 48. In addition Henderson vs. Cerrone II, the card will feature a co- main event between former 145-pound champion Urijah Faber and reigning division kingpin Jose Aldo, which could be one of the most-exciting fights of 2010.