{"id":172675,"date":"2015-10-22T13:29:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T20:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=172675"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:39:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:39:32","slug":"benson-henderson-to-the-rescue-for-ufc-fight-night-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/benson-henderson-to-the-rescue-for-ufc-fight-night-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Benson Henderson to the rescue for UFC Fight Night in Ireland?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/coach-duffy-suffered-concussion-on-last-day-of-sparring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fallout of the main event bout<\/a>\u00a0between Joseph Duffy and Dustin Poirier, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson threw his name in the cap to fight on very short notice.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson posted a tweet to the UFC saying he could fight preferably at 170, but could make 155 pounds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\">@UFC<\/a> if you guys need someone for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCDublin?src=hash\">#UFCDublin<\/a> I&#8217;ll be your huckleberry, thx for the heads up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pendred\">@Pendred<\/a>&#8230;170 preferable but I can make 155<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheOnceAndFutureKing (@BensonHenderson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BensonHenderson\/status\/656997077235339264\">October 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Will we see someone else raise their hand to fight Henderson in Ireland on Saturday? Who do you think would be an good opponent for the former champ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the fallout of the main event bout\u00a0between Joseph Duffy and Dustin Poirier, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson threw his name in the cap to fight on very short notice. Henderson posted a tweet to the UFC saying he could fight preferably at 170, but could make 155 pounds. 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