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Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is not happy that his former promotion has introduced a \u201cmade up\u201d BMF belt.<\/p>\n

Dana White recently announced that \u2018The Rock<\/a>\u2019 will award the winner of November\u2019s UFC 244 main event between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal with the promotions new BMF belt.<\/p>\n

While some fight fans like the idea of a BMF title<\/a>, many others think it is a foolish idea that ultimately resembles something out of professional wrestling.<\/p>\n

In the opinion of Benson Henderson, the UFC\u2019s decision to introduce a new BMF belt is just another promotional<\/a> tactic, as he told MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201dWell they (UFC) can put the million of dollars behind promotion, that\u2019s what their job is. They are a promotion company, so their job is to promote things and say \u2018This is a huge fight, this is a high fight!\u2019. When in reality, it doesn\u2019t really mean anything. There is no title on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benson Henderson continued:<\/p>\n

\u201dSorry, there is a made up title on the line. I forgot about that. Someone just told me that like five minutes ago. There\u2019s actually a BMF belt on the line. That\u2019s hilarious. That\u2019s awesome for those guys (Nate and Jorge) but it\u2019s hilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Jorge
Image via @UFC on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201dBendo\u201d actually holds wins over both men competing for the BMF belt in the UFC 244 main event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Henderson defeated Nate Diaz at UFC on Fox 5 in December of 2012 to retain his lightweight championship.<\/p>\n

Benson would later go on to defeat Jorge Masvidal via split decision in a welterweight contest in November of 2015.<\/p>\n

Benson Henderson will return to the cage at this weekend\u2019s Bellator 227 event where he will take on fellow UFC veteran Myles Jury.<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Benson Henderson that the UFC\u2019s new BMF belt is nothing short of hilarious? Sound off in the comments section Penn Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared appeared on BJPENN.com September 25, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is not happy that his former promotion has introduced a \u201cmade up\u201d BMF belt. Dana White recently announced that \u2018The Rock\u2019 will award the winner of November\u2019s UFC 244 main event between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal with the promotions new BMF belt. 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