The outcome in the main event of Bellator 160 on Friday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California was as bizarre as it was expected. That is, betting favorite Benson Henderson earned the win over former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire, but how it happened left as many questions as answers.
With a noticeable size difference in favor of Henderson, the former UFC lightweight king started round one by backing up Freire early. After that, though, he did virtually nothing. Henderson spent almost the entire first round corralling Freire around the cage, but threw with such infrequency that the Brazilian, backing up and circling against the fence, clearly outstruck the American, albeit with his own lack of volume.