Former UFC light-weight champion Benson Henderson is having fun with his time in retirement forward of his boxing debut.
‘Clean’ has been out of the cage since dealing with Usman Nurmagomedov final March at Bellator 292. With the light-weight title on the road, Benson Henderson was brutally completed within the first spherical. Following the defeat, the longtime fan favourite laid his gloves down on the mat and retired from MMA.
Nonetheless, whereas Benson Henderson is retired from MMA, he’s not retired from competing. In December, the previous UFC champion signed with Karate Fight for a trilogy bout with Anthony Pettis. There, ‘Showtime’ handed his rival yet one more determination loss. 9 months faraway from that defeat, Henderson is about to battle once more.
Earlier this 12 months, Benson Henderson signed with KSI’s Misfits Boxing. Tomorrow in England, the previous UFC champion will face fellow MMA fighter Chris Avila in a light-heavyweight bout. If Henderson will get via the Stockton native, he’ll face the winner of one other bout on the cardboard, Idris Virgo vs. Fes Batista.
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Former UFC champion Benson Henderson opens up on MMA retirement, Misfits Boxing debut
Talking in a current interview with MMA Preventing, Benson Henderson opened up on his determination to maneuver to the boxing ring. There, the 40-year-old admitted that he’s way more centered on teaching his spouse than himself nowadays. Nonetheless, Henderson nonetheless likes to compete, and he’s down for the occasional one-off bout.
“I’m having fun with retirement,” Benson Henderson mentioned. “I’m having fun with having time to select and select what I do. I like to go do Polaris [grappling] some extra, I’d like to do ADCC, go do all of the grappling tournaments. Have enjoyable with that Fight jiu-jitsu hit me up, me and Joe Riggs are going to go be on a card. Karate Fight. It’s good to select and select, nonetheless practice onerous, nonetheless practice to be one of the best on the earth however now I’m not coaching seven days, twelve months a 12 months. Now I’m coaching for a month earlier than a boxing match… I skilled actually onerous to be one of the best on the earth however now it’s my spouse’s flip, now it’s Maria’s flip to coach one hundred pc severely.”
He continued, “…The one-offs for me, whether or not it’s Misfits Boxing or Polaris or Eddie Bravo or [Combat Jiu-Jitsu] or regardless of the case could also be, it’s time for me to go have enjoyable. To get after it. To go lay it on the road and do my factor.” (h/t MMA Preventing)
What do you make of those feedback from the previous UFC champion? Will you watch Benson Henderson’s Misfits Boxing debut this weekend?