In February of 2016, Benson Henderson sent waves through the MMA world, announcing he was leaving the UFC to sign with rival promotion Bellator. It started an era of “free agency” in MMA with big names testing the waters between the two promotions.
Henderson has opportunity to become the first fighter in history to win a WEC, UFC and Bellator championship. Henderson got his first chance against then-welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 153 and a subsequent shot at then-lightweight champion Michael Chandler at Bellator 165 roughly 10 months ago, and came up short. Now, after the first extended break of his career, Henderson is ready to return Saturday at Bellator 183 in San Jose.