- Belt
- Black
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1983
Biography
Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American former professional mixed martial artist , who most recently competed in the Lightweight division for Bellator MMA . He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion . He is considered one of the greatest lightweight MMA fighters of all time and is tied with B.J. Penn , Frankie Edgar , and Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second-most UFC lightweight title defenses.