The Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 lightweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014, the last two against Will Brooks (=Chandler vs Brooks I and Brooks vs Chandler II), but then he has won three fights beating Patricky Freire in 2016 (=Chandler vs Freire 2).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has a record of 24-6-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Andrey Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Henderson) and winning over Patrício Freire (=Henderson vs Freire). Chandler vs Henderson, main event of Bellator 165, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 46, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 46: (Mon-Sun) from November 14, 2016 to November 20, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: George Groves vs Eduard Gutknecht Mma Fight of the Week: Antonio Bigfoot Silva vs Ivan Shtyrkov Mma Knockout … Read more