{"id":288122,"date":"2018-10-14T08:33:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288122"},"modified":"2018-10-14T08:33:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:33:48","slug":"benson-henderson-lectures-khabib-nurmagomedov-conor-mcgregor-in-impassioned-post-fight-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/benson-henderson\/benson-henderson-lectures-khabib-nurmagomedov-conor-mcgregor-in-impassioned-post-fight-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Benson Henderson lectures Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor in impassioned post-fight speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the co-main event of the action-packed Bellator 208 card, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson picked up a dominant decision win over longtime Bellator lightweight contender Saad Awad.<\/p>\n<p>In his post-fight interview with Bellator MMA commentator John McCarthy, Benson Henderson could have taken a moment to call for another Bellator title shot, or perhaps a rematch with fellow lightweight contender Patricky Freire. Instead, however, the former champion used his post-fight interview as an opportunity to admonish UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> for their infamous UFC 229 post-fight brawl.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the crowd, an impassioned Benson Henderson reminded the world that their are often children watching fights, and scolded the UFC lightweights for setting a poor example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me you guys, it\u2019s doesn\u2019t matter what you do,&#8221; he said (transcript via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightsports.tv\/henderson-criticizes-khabibs-ufc-229-actions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FightSports.Tv<\/a>) &#8220;You can be a reporter, a camera guy, a fighter. It doesn\u2019t matter what you do in life. It\u2019s about how you conduct yourself, how you act.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your sons, your daughters are going to watch what you\u2019re going to did,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It\u2019s going to be on TV. How do you explain that? \u2018Oh he talked to me bad, so I jumped off the cage.\u2019 How are you going to explain that to your kids? \u2018Oh, he said something to me.\u201d Your son\u2019s going to be five years old and he\u2019s going to say, \u2018This kid said something to me at school.\u2019 What are you going to say? Go beat them up? No! Watch how you conduct yourself. You\u2019re a professional athlete. You\u2019ve got hold yourself to a higher standard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this fiery post-fight speech from Benson Henderson? Do you think Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor will take heed of his words?<\/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 10\/14\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the co-main event of the action-packed Bellator 208 card, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson picked up a dominant decision win over longtime Bellator lightweight contender Saad Awad. 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