This Sunday, the UFC returns to Japan for UFC 144.

The event will be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.  Due to the time difference, the event will air in North America on Saturday night.  The main event will feature lightweight champion Frankie Edgar putting his title on the line against former-WEC champ Ben Henderson.  The main card will air live on pay-per-view, with preliminary bouts airing on FX and Facebook.

Aside from the headliner, former PRIDE fighters will also be featured on the card.  PRIDE, of course, was one of the leading MMA promotions for several years.  The promotion was located in Japan.  Many of MMA's biggest stars made themselves famous fighting in PRIDE fights in Japan.

Also, a number of Japanese fighters will be in action.

Main Card (pay-per-view):

Lightweight championship bout (12 points): Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Ben Henderson - My Pick: Henderson

Light heavyweight bout (11 points): Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Ryan Bader - My Pick: Jackson

Heavyweight bout (10 points): Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo - My Pick: Kongo

Welterweight bout (9 points): Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Jake Shields - My Pick: Akiyama

Middleweight bout (8 points): Yushin Okami vs. Tim Boetsch - My Pick: Okami

Featherweight bout (7 points): Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski - My Pick: Palaszewski

Lightweight bout (6 points): Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon - My Pick: Lauzon

Preliminary Card (FX):

Lightweight bout (5 points): Takanori Gomi vs. Eiji Mitsuoka - My Pick: Gomi

Bantamweight bout (4 points): Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Vaughan Lee - My Pick: Yamamoto

Middleweight bout (3 points): Riki Fukuda vs. Steve Cantwell - My Pick: Cantwell

Bantamweight bout (2 points): Takeya Mizugaki vs. Chris Cariaso - My Pick: Mizugaki

Preliminary Card (Facebook):

Featherweight bout (1 points): Zhang Tiequan vs. Issei Tamura - My Pick: Tiequan