{"id":177379,"date":"2015-11-27T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=177379"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:27:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:27:44","slug":"watch-did-former-lightweight-champion-benson-henderson-have-trouble-making-170-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/watch-did-former-lightweight-champion-benson-henderson-have-trouble-making-170-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH! Did former lightweight champion Benson Henderson have trouble making 170 pounds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fight Night Seoul: Official Weigh-in\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lrpK4i4eBmc?start=1620&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former lightweight champion Benson Henderson often had to strip down butt naked and have UFC officials hold a towel in front of the weigh-in crowd to ensure making the 155-pound lightweight limit.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson who is now fighting at the 170-pound welterweight division in Seoul, South Korea against Jorge Masvidal on Nov. 28 and once again had to get every piece of his clothing off. \u00a0During the weigh-ins for <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-fight-night-79-lineup-finalized-with-13-fights1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC Fight Night 79<\/a>, Henderson got down to his birthday suit to\u00a0ensure making weight and came in at 170-pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Benson Henderson had a hard time cutting to the welterweight limit? 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