An exciting lightweight fight between Benson Henderson and Patricio Pitbull Freire will headline the Bellator 160 fight card on Friday, August 26. Henderson (23-6), a former UFC lightweight champion, will be making his second appearance with Bellator. In his debut Henderson dropped a unanimous decision to welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 153. A staple of the Bellator roster, Pitbull (25-3) is a former featherweight champion. He is coming off a submission win over Henry Corrales which also occurred at Bellator 153. A title shot against lightweight champion Michael Chandler could await the winner of Henderson vs. Pitbull.
Bellator 160 takes place from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.