Former UFC champions Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson are going round three together. It was announced on Tuesday that the combat sports veterans would be meeting for a third time when they meet at Karate Combat 43.
Benson Henderson walked off into the sunset, undoubtedly content with all he had accomplished across nearly two decades of prizefighting. The former World Extreme Cagefighting and Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder retired from mixed martial arts with a 30-12 record and widely regarded as one of the greatest lightweights of all-time.
Benson Henderson called it a career on Friday night, laying his gloves in the cage following a first-round submission loss to Usman Nurmagomedov in the Bellator 292 main event.
The reigning lightweight champion scored a first-round submission win over Benson Henderson in the night’s main event. Reigning lightweight champion Umar Nurmagomedov and Russian contender Alexander Shabliy each punched their tickets to the semifinals of Bellator's current lightweight grand prix with victories at Saturday's Bellator 292.
Usman Nurmagomedov could not have been more imposing in starting his run in the Bellator MMA lightweight grand prix. The undefeated American Kickboxing
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson headlines Bellator 292 in San Jose on Friday night
The former UFC, WEC champ challenges for third career world title when he will face Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 292. Benson Henderson has competed at the highest level of MMA for more than 14 years, but he’s got a few things left to do before he calls it a career.
Usman Nurmagomedov must now prove he can handle the target on his back. The undefeated American Kickboxing Academy star will put his Bellator MMA lightweight championship on the line against Benson Henderson when their grand prix quarterfinal headlines Bellator 292 on Friday at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
Bellator 285 on Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin was headlined by local hero Peter Queally’s lightweight showdown with former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Benson Henderson.
Benson Henderson, even at 38 years of age, can still get the job done. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder
Benson Henderson has a little bit of the wick left to burn, and he wants to make the most of the time that remains before the light goes out. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder will toe the line against Peter Queally in the Bellator 285 lightweight main event on Friday at 3Arena in Dublin.
Benson Henderson has signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator.
The Lightweight Title (146 to 155 lb/66 to 70 kg) was known as the Bantamweight Title prior to UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). The Strikeforce Lightweight Title was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the UFC Lightweight Title on April 20, 2013.There have been nine holders of this title in the the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. How many can you name?Clue given is the date the championship was won.Note: This list does not include holders of interim titles.
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