Former World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion, and current Ultimate Fighting Championship 155-pound contender, Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson (15-2) says that as he gets older, that cutting weight is much harder for him to do. So eventually, he’d like to challenge himself by fighting at welterweight.
Much like UFC light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson, who didn’t cut any weight for his sensational “Fight of the Year” candidate match versus Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua last weekend, ‘Smooth’ feels that he can do the same thing one day. Without having to deal with a tough weight-cut, combined with his improving skill base, Ben feels he’ll be more than able to compete with the heavier fighters.
“I’m getting a little bit older now and cutting weight sucks.”
“There’s a few guys who’ve said things pretty similar as far as cutting weight when you get older, how hard it is. Dan (Henderson) is a perfect example. He’s wrestled forever. I wrestled and cut weight six months, seven months out of the year since I was 12 years old. It’s kind of getting old. I don’t like it so much anymore,” Henderson commented.
“Hopefully, eventually my technique catches up where I can hang with guys that are freaking 20 pounds heavier than me, and use more of my speed when they’re bigger and slower, and my technique makes up for them being stronger than me,” Henderson stated.
Read more comments from ‘Smooth’ over at MMAWeekly.com