After his Bellator MMA signing was met with much fanfare, Benson Henderson received a cold dose of reality in his promotional debut.
The MMA Lab stalwart marched into his 170-pound title bout against Andrey Koreshkov as a significant favorite, but he left Bellator 153 a humbled man after a lopsided decision loss to the Russian champion.
Fortunately for Henderson, he has proven to be a versatile and resilient competitor, and he will have another golden opportunity on Friday in his old 155-pound stomping grounds when he locks horns with Patricio Freire in the Bellator 160 headliner.