UFC boss suggests Ben Henderson's first title defense will see Anthony Pettis rematch

SAITAMA, Japan - WEC never die, indeed.

With a pair of impressive wins at Sunday's UFC 144 event in Saitama, Japan, former WEC champions Benson Henderson and Anthony Pettis will now apparently meet for the UFC lightweight title.

Following the pay-per-view event in which Henderson earned the UFC belt with a unanimous-decision win over Frankie Edgar and Pettis scored a highlight-reel finish of Joe Lauzon, UFC president Dana White suggested that was the likely plan.

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