The once and future king. That is a mantra that represents the mindset of former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. Those who follow “Smooth” on social media platforms are used to seeing it in hashtag form, but to the man himself, those words set forth a goal he’s determined to accomplish. In Henderson’s […]
The once and future king. That is a mantra that represents the mindset of former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. Those who follow “Smooth” on social media platforms are used to seeing it in hashtag form, but to the man himself, those words set forth a goal he’s determined to accomplish. In Henderson’s […]
David didn’t tempt fate after he toppled the almighty Goliath and neither should Benson Henderson. In the UFC’s version of Two and a Half Men, the former lightweight champ, welterweight science project Brandon Thatch and referee Herb Dean all stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night for legal fisticuffs in the main event of UFC […]
David didn’t tempt fate after he toppled the almighty Goliath and neither should Benson Henderson. In the UFC’s version of Two and a Half Men, the former lightweight champ, welterweight science project Brandon Thatch and referee Herb Dean all stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night for legal fisticuffs in the main event of UFC […]
A funny thing happened to Benson Henderson during the 19 minutes he spent in the cage Saturday with Brandon Thatch. People started rooting for him. Somewhere en route to his submission victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night 60, the 5,800 fans on hand in Broomfield, Colorado—who’d ostensibly turned out to see the […]
A funny thing happened to Benson Henderson during the 19 minutes he spent in the cage Saturday with Brandon Thatch. People started rooting for him. Somewhere en route to his submission victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night 60, the 5,800 fans on hand in Broomfield, Colorado—who’d ostensibly turned out to see the […]
You have to say this for Benson Henderson: The guy knows how to dream big. In the moments after his impressive welterweight debut Saturday night—a fourth-round submission of touted prospect Brandon Thatch at UFC Fight Night 60—the former UFC lightweight champ called out one of the best welterweights alive: top contender Rory MacDonald. “I hear […]
You have to say this for Benson Henderson: The guy knows how to dream big. In the moments after his impressive welterweight debut Saturday night—a fourth-round submission of touted prospect Brandon Thatch at UFC Fight Night 60—the former UFC lightweight champ called out one of the best welterweights alive: top contender Rory MacDonald. “I hear […]
At UFC Fight Night 60, welterweight Brandon Thatch discovered something the world’s best lightweights have known for years. Benson Henderson will suck the life out of you. Thatch was supposed to have his launch party Saturday in his home state of Colorado, beginning his ascension to contender status with a short-notice bout over the former […]
At UFC Fight Night 60, welterweight Brandon Thatch discovered something the world’s best lightweights have known for years. Benson Henderson will suck the life out of you. Thatch was supposed to have his launch party Saturday in his home state of Colorado, beginning his ascension to contender status with a short-notice bout over the former […]
UFC Fight Night 60′s main event, a welterweight tilt between struggling former champion Ben Henderson and hotshot prospect Brandon Thatch, did not disappoint. The fight itself made no sense from a matchmaking perspective, but that did not keep the one they call “Smooth” and the Muay Thai specialist from putting on an exciting fight. The first […]
UFC Fight Night 60′s main event, a welterweight tilt between struggling former champion Ben Henderson and hotshot prospect Brandon Thatch, did not disappoint. The fight itself made no sense from a matchmaking perspective, but that did not keep the one they call “Smooth” and the Muay Thai specialist from putting on an exciting fight. The first […]