Champ Benson Henderson turned to UFC notables for career-longevity advice

On the way to the UFC lightweight championship, and even atop the premier MMA organization’s 155-pound class, Benson Henderson has interviewed the experts.

“As a young guy, I knew I was going to make plenty of mistakes, so I wanted to pick the brains…

On the way to the UFC lightweight championship, and even atop the premier MMA organization’s 155-pound class, Benson Henderson has interviewed the experts.

“As a young guy, I knew I was going to make plenty of mistakes, so I wanted to pick the brains of the older guys,” Henderson told MMAjunkie.com.

B.J. Penn, Kenny Florian and Rich Franklin are among the veterans whom Henderson sought out, and he now credits them for his development as a fighter.