{"id":178088,"date":"2015-12-03T09:53:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T17:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=178088"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:27:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:27:18","slug":"will-benson-henderson-be-heading-over-to-fight-for-bellator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/will-benson-henderson-be-heading-over-to-fight-for-bellator\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Benson Henderson be heading over to fight for Bellator?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There has been a lot of speculation as to who former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will be fighting for in his next bout. With &#8220;Smooth&#8221; looking to &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/henderson-looking-to-test-the-market-following-completion-of-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">test the market<\/a>,&#8221; fight promoters outside of the UFC are salivating to pick up the former lightweight champ including<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/free-agent-benson-henderson-receives-200000-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Korean-based promotion Road FC<\/a> and now Bellator.<\/p>\n<p>Bellator President Scott Coker spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Coker-Bellator-Interested-in-Benson-Henderson-But-Wants-to-Pursue-Him-The-Right-Way-96579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherdog<\/a> to talk about the potential of picking up Henderson.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think that my guys have reached out just to see if he is actually a free agent because sometimes they have an exclusive negotiation period, so we\u2019re going to wait and see [sic] wait his contract status is,\u201d Bellator President Scott Coker told Sherdog.com. \u201cIf he is free, then yeah we\u2019re going to start talking to him.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With a history of contract disputes both with the UFC and Bellator, Coker wants to ensure that Henderson&#8217;s contract would allow him to fight under the Bellator promotion.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019d love to have a fighter like Henderson on the roster, \u201cCoker said, \u201cbut we\u2019re gonna do it the right way and make sure that he\u2019s free to actually have a conversation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think it would be a wise decision for Benson Henderson to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/the-punk-not-a-fan-of-ufc-im-giving-all-fighters-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go to the highest bidder<\/a>? 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