Former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is pulling the trigger on a full-time move to 170 pounds. According to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani, Smooth is likely to face former welterweight contender Thiago Alves in the main event of the UFC's upcoming debut in South Korea.
Henderson has been teasing a weight-class jump for almost a year now. While many debated whether his style—which blends superior strength and athleticism with generally excellent technique in all facets of the game—translates well to fights in which he is at a size disadvantage, he scored a big win over hot welterweight prospect Brandon Thatch in February.