May - 2016
Scrapp! FIGHT MAGAZINE
22
Even In Defeat, Benson Henderson
Has Paid Off For Bellator
Article By: Jay Anderson
Benson Henderson
(Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
Benson Henderson suf-
fered the most one-sided
loss of his career Friday
night at Bellator 153. Fac-
ing a larger man with lon-
ger reach and considerably
more power, Henderson
was rocked early, rocked
often, and essentially beat
up for five rounds dur-
ing his main event wel-
terweight title challenge
against Andrey Koreshkov.
It wasn’t a pretty fight.
“Smooth” — looking very
much like a lightweight
next to the Russian cham-
pion — seemed to have
no answer for Koreshkov’s
heavy hands and thudding
kicks. He was unable to
get anywhere near a take-
down in the early rounds
and was lucky to survive
the first, when the champ
dropped him with punch-
es, then ended the round
with a flying knee and
body kicks. Heading to
his corner, Bendo looked
dazed. Koreshkov looked
dominant.
The following frames
would bring about more
of the same. Offense from
Henderson was scarce un-
til the fifth, when despera-
tion set in. At the end of
