What to Watch For: Bellator 165

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. The 30-year-old High Ridge, Missouri, native will carry a three-fight winning streak into the cage,…