Bellator 165: "Chandler vs. Henderson" at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., took place back on Nov. 19, 2016. The headline fight of that card was Bellator lightweight champion "Iron" Michael Chandler being challenged by former WEC and UFC lightweight champion "Smooth" Benson Henderson.
Medical suspensions from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for "Chandler vs. Henderson" are in and a successful title defense for Chandler (recap here) comes at a cost of a 180-day medical suspension, unless cleared by a doctor first, although the same goes for Henderson, as well.
Eight other fighters were given an extended sit-down following their Bellator bouts: Sheila Padilla (180 days for a fractured nose), Nick Pica (180 days for a right wrist fracture), Dominic Sumner (180 days for a right fourth metacarpal fracture), J.