{"id":125670,"date":"2015-01-13T12:32:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T20:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=125670"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:56:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:56:37","slug":"ben-henderson-says-ufc-yet-discuss-cerrone-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ben-henderson-says-ufc-yet-discuss-cerrone-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Henderson Says UFC Yet To Discuss Cerrone Fight With Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Benson<\/a><\/p>\n

… and they fight this weekend. (Insert *Shocked* Emoji)<\/p>\n

Former UFC lightweight champ, Ben “Smooth” Henderson was poised to face former Bellator champ Eddie Alvarez, this weekend at UFC Fight Night Boston.<\/p>\n

Instead, and on two-weeks notice, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is coming in for an injured Eddie Alvarez.<\/p>\n

Just a minor detail in agenda for “Bendo”, who tells the story to FOX Sports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“I didn’t hear about it from the UFC at all. No one officially called me or called my manager or my coach. No one consulted with us or asked us if we would take the fight first. It was actually Cowboy who texted me first saying ‘Hey bro, nothing personal, it’s just business, nothing but love,’ and I said ‘Oh, cool’. I had no idea what he was talking about. I go on Twitter and look it up and go ‘Oh, I see, Eddie Alvarez just got hurt.’ So I said ‘See you in Boston in a couple of weeks.’ “<\/em>
\n …<\/em><\/p>\n

“That’s how I found out. Anytime, anywhere, anybody in the 155-pound division, let’s do it. I’ll fight anybody tomorrow. Five-round fight? Let’s do it. I’ll fight anybody. Cowboy on two weeks notice? No problem. I was a little surprised of the process and how it went down and how I found out. I wasn’t asked or anything, but it is what it is. I like to roll with the punches.”<\/em><\/p>\n

In a separate interview with MMAJunkie.com<\/a>, “Bendo” Divulged even further details:<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not know Alvarez was hurt at all; I was not aware until Donald \u2018Cowboy\u2019 Cerrone himself texted me. He hits me up and says, \u2018Nothing personal, just business.\u2019 I was like, \u2018What are you talking about, man?\u2019 He said to go online and on social media. I got on there and saw the news. I was like, \u2018Oh, I see what you\u2019re saying. I\u2019ll see you in a couple weeks. I wasn\u2019t given a heads-up, UFC didn\u2019t call me, and they didn\u2019t call my manager. They didn\u2019t ask me, and I\u2019ve still not talked to any UFC person about switching my opponent. I found out through social media, but I was down as soon as \u2018Cowboy\u2019 texted me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… and they fight this weekend. (Insert *Shocked* Emoji) Former UFC lightweight champ, Ben “Smooth” Henderson was poised to face former Bellator champ Eddie Alvarez, this weekend at UFC Fight Night Boston. Instead, and on two-weeks notice, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is coming in for an injured Eddie Alvarez. Just a minor detail in agenda for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":125671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBen Henderson Says UFC Yet To Discuss Cerrone Fight With Him | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ben Henderson says the UFC booked his fight against Cerrone without even talking to him. 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