{"id":249997,"date":"2017-09-24T07:14:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T14:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=249997"},"modified":"2017-09-24T07:14:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T14:14:33","slug":"bellator-183-benson-henderson-vows-stop-close-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/benson-henderson\/bellator-183-benson-henderson-vows-stop-close-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"After Bellator 183, Benson Henderson vows to &#8216;stop having close fights&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the main event of Bellator 183, Benson Henderson fought to yet another split decision, this time opposite long-time Bellator contender Patricky &#8220;Pitbull&#8221; Freire. Though Henderson has won his fare share of split decisions in the past, he lost this one. Whether the judges got it right or not (t<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/benson-henderson\/mma-community-to-patricky-freire-controversial-decision-defeat-of-benson-henderson-1\/\">he MMA community didn&#8217;t seem sure<\/a>), he is now a tough 1-3 in the Bellator cage, and as such, he believes it&#8217;s time for a change in his fighting style.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI think that either way, win or lose, I need to stop having close fights,\u201d Henderson told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/09\/benson-henderson-bellator-183-decision-patricky-freire-close-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a> post-fight. \u201c(People say), \u2018Oh, it was kind of close, maybe you could have won, you could have lost.\u2019 Like, those close fights are killing me. It\u2019s always nice to win a close fight, win a close split decision, but just being in close decision, close split decision, split decision (all in a row) \u2013\u00a0those are just too close to have. You can\u2019t have those. You have to have a better performance win or lose. You got to be in more decisive battles. It sucks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor whatever reason, earlier on, I was winning those really close decisions, and I\u2019ll take it. Now I\u2019m not winning close decisions, so I have to do better. I have to be better to get my hand raised in those close decisions.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whatever the case, Henderson says he&#8217;s not done fighting yet.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWhen you get to a point where you\u2019re losing and it doesn\u2019t hurt, it doesn\u2019t sting and you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, I lost another one; oh, well\u2019 (then you should retire),\u201d Henderson said. \u201cThis burns my soul. This does not feel good. It is burning inside. You have to learn who to deal with it. Learn how to accept it, take it like a man, and get better from it. In no way, shape or form, am I not highly upset. But I know if I tear a TV off the wall and smash it, it doesn\u2019t do anything. It\u2019s just all theatrics. I know on Monday I need to get back in the gym and work on getting better so I don\u2019t have close decisions, period.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How did you score Benson Henderson&#8217;s Bellator 183 scrap with Patricky Freire?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/24\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the main event of Bellator 183, Benson Henderson fought to yet another split decision, this time opposite long-time Bellator contender Patricky &#8220;Pitbull&#8221; Freire. 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