{"id":46465,"date":"2012-12-04T19:41:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T03:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=46465"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:24:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:24:46","slug":"fuel-tv-debuts-benson-henderson-rising-up-wednesday-night-at-11-p-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/fuel-tv-debuts-benson-henderson-rising-up-wednesday-night-at-11-p-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel TV debuts &#8220;Benson Henderson: Rising Up&#8221; Wednesday night at 11 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ben-Henderson.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ben-Henderson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ben-Henderson.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ben-Henderson-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ben-Henderson-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBy Evan Stoumbelis<\/p>\n<p>Fuel TV is airing a one-hour special on lightweight champion Ben Henderson&#8217;s <em>&#8220;struggles and motivations that helped him become one of the best in the UFC.&#8221;<\/em> Wednesday night at 11 p.m. ET.  <\/p>\n<p>Henderson&#8217;s trainer, mother, brother, and girlfriend discuss what Henderson considers to be his defining moment in Mixed Martial Arts: Losing to Anthony Pettis in the final round of a fight that cost Henderson his WEC title.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;For me, it was a milestone, a catapult to get better.  A lot of times some people face adversity and they have a tough loss, a close loss, and then they kind of go down. I think of some of the best champs: Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, a lot of NFL guys and NBA guys. They hit that and they get better from there. I want to be that guy.  I used the Pettis fight [to become] a better fighter.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Henderson defends his title Saturday at UFC on Fox 5 against Nate Diaz.  The fight will serve as Henderson&#8217;s second title defense, giving him the potential to extend his win streak to 6.  <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The best ever. Period. No ifs, ands or buts about it. I want to be the best fighter ever.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Evan Stoumbelis Fuel TV is airing a one-hour special on lightweight champion Ben Henderson&#8217;s &#8220;struggles and motivations that helped him become one of the best in the UFC.&#8221; Wednesday night at 11 p.m. ET. 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