The UFC's former lightweight champion uses injury-caused time off to rebuild his body for a stint in the 170-pound division.
Originally, the plan for Ben Henderson was, to headline the The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale in July against Michael Johnson. Two weeks ago, however, the former UFC lightweight champion pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons. On the latest episode of Ariel Helwani's The MMA Hour, Henderson now revealed:
"I had an injury. I won't be cleared for a little while, so I had to respectfully bow out of that one.