The stars have aligned for Bellator MMA President Scott Coker.
Michael Chandler will defend his lightweight crown against former Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder Benson Henderson in a blockbuster Bellator 165 main event on Friday (current odds) at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. In the co-headliner, surging welterweight Michael Page faces perhaps his most difficult test to date in a three-round battle with Fernando Gonzalez.
In wake of Eddie Alvarez’s departure, Chandler has once again risen to the top of Bellator’s stout lightweight division.