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SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
November - 2014
7
TIMING IS EVERYTHING:
WILL BENSON HENDERSON BE
HEADING UP TO WELTERWEIGHT?
Article By: Jay Anderson
When he meets Eddie Alvarez for their recently announced bout at UFC Fight
Night 59 in January, it may be the last time we see former UFC lightweight cham-
pion Benson Henderson at 155 lbs. According to Henderson’s head coach, John
Crouch, on UFC Tonight, “Smooth” is tired of the weight cut, and “would like to
see what it feels like to not cut weight.” The news does not come as a surprise
— Henderson has been talking about a potential move up to welterweight for
months.
Fair enough. Weight cuts can be gruelling, and have come under the microscope
over the past year, as more and more fighters have encountered health issues
from the practice, most notably Renan Barao, who slipped and fell due to light
headedness caused by dropping weight prior to his scheduled rematch with T.J.
Dillashaw at UFC 177. Barao was pulled from the event and replaced last min-