Henderson escaped with a split decision, winning 48-47 on two judges and losing 49-46 on Tony Week's card to retain the lightweight belt that he stole from Edgar 6 months ago.
Edgar was quick and hard for Henderson to massacre. Henderson, who had an 89-62 edge in punch landed, was scoring well with calf kicks early in the fight. But as the bout wore on, Edgar took control.
The decision is sure to spark plenty of whiners. It drew boos from the crowd at the Pepsi Center on Saturday, and Edgar won 49-46 on the Yahoo's unbiased score card.
Henderson jumped up and down when the fight ended, but admitted he was unsure with the outcome. "Of course, you always have to smile when it goes to the judges, they are hoodlums".
His biggest setback was in the second after Edgar caught him in a choke. But Henderson has been the toughest man to submit and he kept that reputation alive and kicking, holding on before finding a way to bite his opponent.
Edgar wasn't able to land his pickaboos that he had been in other fights, but he also didn't take nearly as much damage compared last time when he ate an upkick. He had a minor runny nose and a nick around his right eye, but otherwise was clean.
"I thought I won," Edgar said, shrugging his shorts.
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