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Brennan Ward Gets Fired Up Before Bellator 153

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Bellator has two big events coming up with Bellator 152 on April 16th and Bellator 153 the week after. Benson Henderson will be making his highly-anticipated Bellator debut on April 22nd when he faces Andrey Koreshkov for the Welterweight Championship. But a fighter to watch on that card is Brennan Ward (13-3).

Ward is currently riding a four-fight win streak (all finishes). He will be facing Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (20-16) at Bellator 153. “The Irish Bad Boy” was the winner of the Bellator Season Nine Middleweight Tournament. The 27 year-old is an exceptional wrestler with tremendous knockout power in his right hand.

He has stated that he is always trying to finish an opponent and hates decisions. Watch Ward get fired up before his bout with “Cyborg”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dLhh9sR92M

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Bellator has two big events coming up with Bellator 152 on April 16th and Bellator 153 the week after. Benson Henderson will be making his highly-anticipated Bellator debut on April 22nd when he faces Andrey Koreshkov for the Welterweight Championship. But a fighter to watch on that card is Brennan Ward (13-3).

Ward is currently riding a four-fight win streak (all finishes). He will be facing Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (20-16) at Bellator 153. “The Irish Bad Boy” was the winner of the Bellator Season Nine Middleweight Tournament. The 27 year-old is an exceptional wrestler with tremendous knockout power in his right hand.

He has stated that he is always trying to finish an opponent and hates decisions. Watch Ward get fired up before his bout with “Cyborg”:

Benson Henderson’s First Bellator Bout Will Be For Welterweight Title

Bellator MMA is making big moves to start off the new year. As reported earlier on the site, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson completed his UFC contract in late 2015 and decided to join Bellator. The news was announced on Monday.  Henderson will be getting inside the Bellator cage soon as he challenges Andrey

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Bellator MMA is making big moves to start off the new year. As reported earlier on the site, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson completed his UFC contract in late 2015 and decided to join Bellator. The news was announced on Monday. 

Henderson will be getting inside the Bellator cage soon as he challenges Andrey Koreshkov for the Bellator MMA welterweight title at Bellator 153. ESPN.com confirmed the news with Bellator MMA officials on Tuesday. Bellator MMA is expected to issue a press release shortly to officially announce the news.

Henderson (23-5) is currently on a two-fight winning streak. In his last five bouts, he’s 4-2 In his last bout, Henderson beat Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 79 by split decision.

Koreshkov (18-1) is currently on a five-fight win streak and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Douglas Lima at Bellator 145 on July 17th, 2015.

Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson will take place April 22, 2016, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event will air on Spike TV. The prelims will be airing on Spike.com and on the Bellator MMA app. Bellator officials will be announcing additional bouts to the event shortly.

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Benson Henderson To Challenge For Title In Bellator MMA Debut

Bellator wasted no time beginning their promotion for their most recent talent acquisition, as the company announced on Tuesday their plans for former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson’s debut fight.

Henderson, a former 155-pound champion in…

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Bellator wasted no time beginning their promotion for their most recent talent acquisition, as the company announced on Tuesday their plans for former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson’s debut fight.

Henderson, a former 155-pound champion in the WEC and UFC, has compiled a 2-0 record in his last two fights, which were his first two fights in the 170-pound welterweight division. Once he straps on the Bellator gloves for the first time, “Smooth” Benson will look to continue his winning ways in the welterweight division, as he will be challenging for the Bellator 170-pound title in his first fight with the promotion.

Benson Henderson (23-5) will challenge Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) in his debut fight for the company in April. Tickets for the fight go on sale this Friday, February 5th and a special pre-sale for Bellator Nation members begins on Wednesday, February 3rd.

Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 22nd from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.