There’s no doubting Benson Henderson’s heart and tenacity. Of his 34 career fights, ‘Smooth’ has only been stopped three times and continues to push himself to the limit.
Perhaps most surprisingly, however, was that Henderson fought Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler at Bellator 165 with a torn ACL. He also fought Patricio Freire and Andrey Koreshkov with the same debilitating injury.
The former UFC and WEC lightweight champion spoke to Brett Okamoto and Brian Campbell on ESPN’s 5ive Rounds podcast and said that he’s been battling with the injury since his Bellator debut in April.