The confrontation with Usman Nurmagomedov was also the last time Benson Henderson entered the octagon cage. But at the age of 40, the former UFC champion did not show much before a fighter like the future of MMA world. He lost in the first half of the match.
Before Benson Henderson, Usman Nurmagomedov played a perfect match. He fell down from the first seconds with a high kick, then made Henderson darken his face with a series of punches. Finally, Russian boxers took the initiative to let Henderson object to the floor and ended with a lock.
Being clamped by Usman Nurmagomedov, Henderson can only resist a few seconds before tap out to lose. This victory helped Khabib's cousin successfully defend the Bellator championship, as well as reached the semi -finals of the Grand Prix. He has 2 more matches to aim for $ 1 million.
One of the fun sharing characters next to Usman Nurmagomedov on the day of raising the championship is Islam Makhachev, the defending champion UFC in the same weight class. Sharing after the match, Usman said he still has many future goals. It seems that with Usman, the Bellator championship is just a stop.
On the side of Henderson, he officially confirmed that he would retire after this match. The former UFC champion has spent 17 years of professional MMA competition. He once confronted with MMA monuments such as Frankie Edgar, Nate Diaz, Gilbert Melendez, Donald Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal and Josh Thomson.