The world’s greatest indoor sporting event goes outdoors on April 10 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization lands in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for the first time. Some of the world’s greatest mixed martial artists will appear on the historic open-air UFC 112 event at the Concert Arena, Ferrari World, Yas Island. One of the main events is UFC lightweight champion BJ ‘The Prodigy’ Penn putting his belt on the line against No.1 contender Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar.

Current lightweight king BJ ‘The Prodigy’ Penn, 15-5-1, is a man who cuts a fearsome figure for any opponent. Now settled in the 155lbs lightweight division, Penn’s current form is ominous for a division chock-full of young and hungry contenders. The 31-year-old Penn has already established himself as a UFC fan favorite and future Hall-of-Famer, having won UFC titles as both a lightweight and welterweight. He became only the second fighter in history to hold UFC belts in separate weight divisions. En route to this amazing feat, Penn beat a variety of standout mixed martial artists, including Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver and Renzo Gracie. Since focusing his sights on the 155lbs division, Penn has added the scalps of top contenders Joe Stevenson, Sean Sherk, Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez to his resume.

One man who hopes to have ‘The Answer’ to Penn’s recent air of invincibility is New Jersey challenger Frankie Edgar, 11-1. Considered one of the most exciting fighters in the game today, Edgar has won six UFC bouts so far in his career and appears to get better and better with each outing. The 28-year-old number one-ranked contender started out his UFC career with an eye-catching decision win over Tyson Griffin in February 2007. As well as picking up his first UFC win, Edgar also walked away with a ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus that night. Fight of the Night bonuses and Frankie Edgar became synonymous over the next two years as the talented American pitched more exciting brawls and victories over Hermes Franca and, most recently, Matt Veach. In climbing the lightweight ladder, Edgar also grabbed big wins over Spencer Fisher and Mark Bocek. It was Edgar’s May 2009 victory over Sean Sherk that really caught the imagination of fight fans and displayed the extent of ‘The Answer’s improvements. Boxing cleverly on the back foot and countering whenever he got the chance, Edgar put on a striking clinic to diffuse the former UFC champion and set up his tilt at Penn’s belt.

B.J. Penn exclusive interview leading up to his UFC 112 bout with Frankie “The Answer” Edgar

B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar at UFC 112 tonite