It was a great night for former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson at Bellator 160. Not only did the 32-year-old BJJ black belt score his first TKO victory since 2009, but he avenged his debut Bellator loss.
.@BensonHenderson takes the win after @PatricioPitbull breaks his shin #Bellator160 pic.twitter.com/3oAR3u3a8s
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) August 27, 2016
Furthermore, Henderson will once again have the chance to reign atop of a major mixed martial arts promotion’s lightweight mountain. On November 19 in San Jose, “Hendo” will fight reigning Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler, a man who is considered one of the best MMA fighters outside of the UFC.
Chandler (15-3) is riding a three-fight win streak, and only two of his wins had to go to the judges. His three latest wins were finished before the third round.
The results of Bellator’s 160th event are as follows:
Benson Henderson def Patricio Freire via injury TKO at 2:26 R2.
Derek Anderson def Saad Awad via unanimous 30-27, 29-28 X2.
Georgi Karakhanyan def Bubba Jenkins via Knockout at 0:53 R1.
A.J. McKee def Cody Walker via sub (guillotine) at 0:32 R2.
Chinzo Machida def Mario Navarro via TKO at 2:57R1.
Joey Davis def Keith Cutrone via UD 30-27 X3.
Gabriel Green def Alex Trinidad via TKO at 2:01 R2.
Jacob Rosales def Mike Segura via unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28 X2.
Andy Murad def Jonny Cisneros via unanimous decision 29-29 X3.
Jake Roberts def Stephen Martinez via TKO at 4:24 R1
Also, former UFC welterweight contender, Rory MacDonald was in attendance:
im here at @BellatorMMA with @spike pic.twitter.com/lWnwoZXPQ1
— Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) August 27, 2016
