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Michael Chandler knows the way to San Jose by driving victory in retaining lightweight belt in Bellator 165 main event SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Nov. 19, 2016) – Did anyone ‘know the way to San Jose’ at SAP Center where Michael Chandler, record of 16-3, successfully defended his Bellator lightweight world title belt in a brutal … Read more
All fighters have stepped up to the scale making weight with its petition for victory at the official weigh-ins for the Bellator 165 event taking place Saturday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Two fighters of equal weight and measure will enter the Bellator cage and only one will exit victorious. Bellator 165 features one … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Benson Henderson (24-6) finally earned his first victory since joining the Bellator MMA fray at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., Friday night. The victory was listed as a TKO due to Pitbull’s inability to continue from a broken tibia, as a result Henson was immediately declared the winner. The victory was awarded by … Read more
The Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., was the scene for Thursday’s Bellator 160 weigh-ins and every fighter on the main card arrived on weight. Bellator 160 will feature an epic lightweight match up between former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and former WEC and UFC 155-pound king Benson “Smooth” Henderson in the main event. This match is … Read more
Bellator officials have announced that newly signed Bellator welterweight Ben Henderson will receive a title shot in his Bellator debut at Bellator 153. On the heels of what is one of the biggest free agent moves in mixed martial arts history, the man at the center of the shift, Benson Henderson (23-5), now has a … Read more
Unbeaten UFC lightweight Scott “Hot Sauce” Holtzman (8-0) returns to the Octagon this weekend for his sophomore UFC appearance as he takes on TUF 18 alum Drew Dober (15-7, 1 NC) at UFC 195. Holtzman, a 32-year-old Knoxville, Tennessee native, made a successful UFC debut in August in front of his home state crowd in Nashville with a … Read more
Former UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson is up to his old toothpick tricks again. The 32-year-old MMA Lab product has a bad habit of keeping a toothpick in his mouth during fights. There are those who say it’s an old boxing trick that helps a fighter keep their mouth closed, thus making it harder to … Read more
When Benson Henderson popped up after submitting Brandon Thatch, an observant viewer took a screenshot that showed Henderson with a toothpick sticking out of his mouth. This is not the first time that Smooth has been spotted with the now infamous toothpick. Fans first noticed it after his win over Nate Diaz, and then again … Read more
Hear from UFC Fight Night 60’s MVPs in these highlights from the post-fight press conference. Benson Henderson and Brandon Thatch won “Fight of the Night” honors, while Ray Borg and Neil Magny were awarded “Performance of the Night” honors. Each took home an extra $50,000 a piece in bonus money. Henderson discusses whether or not … Read more
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson moves up to the 170-pound division to take a short notice bout against talented up-and-comer Brandon Thatch in tonight’s UFC Fight Night 60 main event. UFC Fight Night 60 comes to us live from the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., and will broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 starting … Read more