With two losses to lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, Benson Henderson might need some help to get a shot at reclaiming UFC gold.
Henderson took a big step back toward the top on Saturday, though. The former titleholder weathered the storm that was Rustam Khabilov’s wrestling and took home a submission victory with a rear-naked choke in the fourth round.
Although he might not have a belt around his waist now, Henderson remains one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Did his win over Khabilov move him any closer to a Top 10 position in the pound-for-pound rankings?
With the UFC Fight Night 42 in the books and UFC 174 coming up on Saturday, here are the latest official UFC rankings via UFC.com, which were voted on by various members of the MMA media.