{"id":358092,"date":"2020-08-07T21:10:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T04:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=358092"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:50:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:50:13","slug":"bellator-243-results-michael-chandler-kos-benson-henderson-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-243-results-michael-chandler-kos-benson-henderson-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator 243 Results: Michael Chandler KO\u2019s Benson Henderson (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson squared off with Michael Chandler for a second time in tonight\u2019s Bellator 243 main event.<\/p>\n<p>The pair of lightweight standouts first met at Bellator 165 in November of 2016 with Chandler emerging victorious by way of split decision.<\/p>\n<p>Since their first fight, Benson Henderson had put together a four fight win steak, his latest being a unanimous decision win over Myles Jury at Bellator 227.<\/p>\n<p>As for former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler, the soon to be free agent entered tonight\u2019s contest looking to build off the momentum of his knockout victory over Sidney Outlaw this past December.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s Bellator 243 event did not last long. Michael Chandler was able to land a left hook just moments into the contest which sent Benson Henderson crashing to the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Chandler\u2019s spectacular knockout below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Holyyyyyy shit! Michael Chandler! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator243?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bellator243<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7x8vgpUp5M\">pic.twitter.com\/7x8vgpUp5M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ShayMyName (@ImShannonTho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImShannonTho\/status\/1291945472173768710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1291958466656034816<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see Michael Chandler sign with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\">UFC<\/a> following his first round knockout victory over Benson Henderson this evening? Share your thoughts in the comments section below Penn Nation!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on bjpenndotcom August 7, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson squared off with Michael Chandler for a second time in tonight\u2019s Bellator 243 main event. The pair of lightweight standouts first met at Bellator 165 in November of 2016 with Chandler emerging victorious by way of split decision. 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