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Scott Coker Believes Benson Henderson Should Fight At 155, But Will Allow 170

While the final decision will ultimately be up to Benson Henderson himself, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker made it clear that he has no problem with :”Smooth” Henderson remaining a 170-pound fighter under the Bellator umbrella if that’s what he cho…

Henderson was beaten down in a one-sided fight against Bellator 170-pound champion Andrei Koreshkov this past Friday night at the Bellator 153 event at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, a show that aired live on Spike TV.

After the event, Coker took part in a media scrum and discussed his thoughts on the Henderson-Koreshkov fight, as well as what’s next for the former UFC Lightweight Champion.

Regarding the fight itself, Coker said it was clear that Henderson was on the wrong side of a one-sided fight.

“It was a tough fight man. Benson took a lot of shots. Even from the very beginning he looked like he was a foot shorter than Koreshkov. Koreshkov is no joke, man. He’s got a lot of power, and everything is hard. He hits hard with every shot. You saw the fight, it was clearly one-sided. So we’ll see what Benson wants to do next.”

As far as the decision to fight a 170-pound champion in his debut, despite the fact that he spent the majority of his career at 155-pounds, the same weight class he won a world title at in the UFC, Coker claimed it was Henderson’s choice.

“That was really his choice. He wanted to fight at 170, so we said fine. But he wanted to fight Koreshkov. Now I think he’s going to get together with his coach and see what’s probably best for his next step. Can he fight guys at 170? Yeah, but Koreshkov’s just a big man. He’s super-strong and he hits hard. I’m not sure what Benson could have done differently. He took a lot of shots and he didn’t have an answer for any of the offensive weapons that Koreshkov had.”

While Coker made it clear that Benson can remain at 170 pounds if he would like to, he did share his belief that he would probably have better success if he were to fight at 155 pounds again.

“A fight’s a fight, anything can happen. You could see his punches were short all-night long. And that reach that Koreshkov has, I don’t think he had an answer for that. I think Benson really had a lot of his better fights at 155, but that’s really is choice.”

H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above Scott Coker quotes.

Conor McGregor Wanted To Fight Ben Henderson With One Weird Catch

Although UFC president Dana White continuously denies it, it appears as if there could be a hole in the relationship of the promotion and their biggest star, reigning 145-pound title holder the “Notorious” Conor McGregor. This theory was never more evident than it was earlier this week when the UFC pulled McGregor from his scheduled

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This theory was never more evident than it was earlier this week when the UFC pulled McGregor from his scheduled UFC 200 (July 9, 2016) headliner against Nate Diaz after McGregor refused to participate in all of the company’s promotional demands.

The brash and outspoken Irishman has repeatedly spoken on his drawing power, also constantly noting that he’s on course to be ‘neck and neck’ with the UFC brass in terms of promotional hierarchy.

On top of that, the “Notorious” has also tossed around the idea of self-promoting his own fight at some point, a simply outlandish idea.

In fact, according to former fighter turned analyst Chael Sonnen, McGregor’s ultimate goal is to self-promote.

“The American Gangster” even went as far as to say that the “Notorious” one was interested in fighting former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland prior to Henderson’s signing with Bellator:

“I don’t know what his future is. I can tell you what he wants it to be. I can tell you what his vision is. Everyone’s got a vision and a dream, all you people do too. He’s no different. He wants to do self-promotions. He wants to become a promoter. He believes that he could book Croke Park and sell it out. There was a time even when there was a little bit of discussion going on (about) that. Sonnen said on a recent episode of Beyond the Fight.

“I believe he reserved some name, ‘McGregor Promotions’ or something silly like that. And Ben Henderson was floating around, he wasn’t under contract with anybody. Now he’s under contract with Bellator, but for a minute he wasn’t. Conor thought ‘well look, I’m gonna do my own promotion, I can sell out Croke Park right in my hometown. I can find some TV sponsor to partner up with me, and I’ve got an opponent, his name is Ben Henderson.’

While Sonnen’s claims likely aren’t too realistic, nothing can be counted out for McGregor, who has changed the game of mixed martial arts in just a few years.

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Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov Results (IN PROGRESS)

On Friday, April 22, 2016, Bellator MMA held their Bellator 153 event, which featured the promotional debut of former UFC Lightweight Champion and world-ranked 170-pound contender Benson Henderson.

In the evening’s main event, “Smooth” Henderson mak…

On Friday, April 22, 2016, Bellator MMA held their Bellator 153 event, which featured the promotional debut of former UFC Lightweight Champion and world-ranked 170-pound contender Benson Henderson.

In the evening’s main event, “Smooth” Henderson makes his Bellator debut, as he gets an immediate shot at the Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrei Koreshkov. Also on the card is fan-favorite Michael “Venom” Page (aka “M.V.P.”) vs. Jeremie Holloway, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire vs. Henry Corrales, Brennan Ward vs. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos and Brent Primus vs. Gleristone Santos.

Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov took place live from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Below are quick-match results of the entire event.

Bellator 153 Preliminary Card Results

Mike Zichelle vs. Joe Cronin (In Progress Now …)
Chris Honeycutt def. Matt Secor via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
Djamil Chan def. Richard Patishnock via KO (strike) at 3:09 of round 1

STILL TO COME …

Bellator 153 Preliminary Card

Sam Watford vs. Dean Hancock
Chris Foster vs. Vovka Clay
Matt Bessette vs. Keith Richardson
Tim Caron vs. Justin Sumter
Blair Tugman vs. Jay Perrin

Bellator 153 Main Card

Andrey Koreshkov (c) vs. Benson Henderson
Patricio Freire vs. Henry Corrales
Brennan Ward vs. Evangelista Santos
Michael Page vs. Jeremie Holloway
Brent Primus vs. Gleristone Santos

Betting Odds For Bellator 153: Benson Henderson Favored In Debut

Bellator 153 is here, and it goes down today at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main card airs live in prime time on Spike TV. The main event is a welterweight title fight between Andrey Koreshkov and Benson Henderson while the co-main event is a featherweight bout between Patricio Freire vs. Henry

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Bellator 153 is here, and it goes down today at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main card airs live in prime time on Spike TV.

The main event is a welterweight title fight between Andrey Koreshkov and Benson Henderson while the co-main event is a featherweight bout between Patricio Freire vs. Henry Corrales. Also on the main card is Brennan Ward vs. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, Michael Page vs. Jeremie Holloway, and Brent Primus vs. Gleristone “Toninho Furia” Santos.

According to oddsmakers, Henderson is a -300 favorite over Koreshkov, who is a +250 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Corrales being a +365 underdog against Freire, who is a -460 favorite.

Here are the betting odds for the main card:

Jeremie Holloway +650

Michael Page -1000

Gleristone Santos +170

Brent Primus -200

Evangelista Santos +415

Brennan Ward -525

Henry Corrales +365

Patricio Freire -460

Andrey Koreshkov +250

Benson Henderson -300

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Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson

On this Friday night, April 22nd, Bellator 153 features an intriguing main event for the Welterweight title between Russian Andrey Koreshkov and Benson Henderson.

The title fight will mark Henderson’s much anticipated debut for Bellator following hi…

On this Friday night, April 22nd, Bellator 153 features an intriguing main event for the Welterweight title between Russian Andrey Koreshkov and Benson Henderson.

The title fight will mark Henderson’s much anticipated debut for Bellator following his departure from the UFC. Henderson cited the Reebok deal as a big part of his reason to leave, estimating he would lose $100,000 a year through lack of sponsors.

As a former WEC and UFC title holder, however, Henderson has a chance to hold titles in three different MMA promotions, an unheard of accomplishment which would solidify Henderson’s legacy at the tail end of his career.

Henderson boasts an impressive 23-5 record (11-3 UFC). Of his 5 defeats, only 1 has come via KO, a first round defeat to current UFC lightweight titleholder Rafael Dos Anjos in 2014. He favors the ground game, owning 10 submission wins.

Koreshkov is predominantly a striker, holding 10 KO/TKO victories among his 18 career wins. The Russian suffered his lone defeat in July 2013 against Ben Askren.

The clash of styles should provide plenty of fireworks, especially since the fight will also be Koreshkov’s first title defense. He won the title after defeating Douglas “The Phenom” Lima, who was hobbled from injuries and surgery recovery, but Koreshkov dominated in a decision win. Koreshokov showed an improved ground game in that title bout, as well as some stoic mental toughness.

Henderson will no doubt look to take the war to the ground while Koreshkov will want to stay on his feet. Henderson is seven years older than Koreshkov, but the Russian stands three inches taller. Wherever the fight goes, both fighters’ experience will counter the others, but both men will fight to their strengths.

Henderson has said he isn’t necessarily focused on the history of claiming three titles. For fight fans; however, it will be a moment to savor.

Quote: UFC Raised Conor McGregor To Act This Way

Well, the dust has finally settled on the craziness surrounding UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor this week, as the Irishman released a statement today (April 21, 2016) indicating that he wasn’t actually retiring after releasing a tweet saying he would earlier in the week. Despite not retiring, McGregor has still indeed been pulled from his

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Despite not retiring, McGregor has still indeed been pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 (July 9, 2016) rematch with Nate Diaz, as the “Notorious” one wouldn’t acquiesce to the UFC’s heavy promotional demands.

No matter your opinions on him, McGregor simply stood up for what he believed in, albeit coming off as some type of rebel in the process.

According to former UFC lightweight champion and current Bellator title challenger Benson Henderson, McGregor acts the way he does because the UFC has ‘allowed’ him to:

“If you raise your children a certain way, they’re going to act a certain way,” Henderson said on the MMA Hour. “If you allow them to get away with certain things when they get older, they’re going to act a certain way. It’s what happened. Conor McGregor is acting a certain way because he was allowed to for much of his career, and it is what it is.”

Continuing on, Henderson noted the plethora of other fighters that handle their business in a more ‘professional’ way so to say, although he admitted that he couldn’t knock McGregor, who clearly plays by his own rules:

“You have other professional fighters who come here and do their jobs as professional athletes, and do a great job of promoting fights, good a job doing what they are supposed to do, but still acting within the means of being a professional athlete,” Henderson continued. “Some people do, some people don’t. Some people get away with doing whatever they want. No problem. If that’s you, who am I to say anything bad about it?”

In the wake of such a hectic situation, what do you expect in the future from the brash and outspoken Irish knockout artist?

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