Benson Henderson returned to competition at PFL Brussels after a long layoff and faced unbeaten prospect Patrick Habirora in a main event. Habirora landed a left hand that dropped Henderson, and Habirora followed with additional strikes while Henderson was face down. The fight ended quickly, lasting only 20 seconds. The result framed Henderson’s return as an example of MMA matching veterans against younger fighters. Habirora improved to 9-0 and delivered a sportsmanship message about respecting others and avoiding adversarial attitudes. He also called out Mike Perry, inviting him to join PFL.
"After trading a pair of strikes- Habirora a right hand, Henderson a kick- a left from Habirora connected out of nowhere, and Benson Henderson hit the dirt. With "Bendo" face down, Belgium's own Habirora jumped on, adding a couple of strikes in a fight that felt like Henderson had been run over by a speeding truck. It lasted all of 20 seconds. Ultimately, it felt very much like what it was: an unnecessary main event, another example of MMA feeding its veterans to its young."
"42-years old, three years removed from his last fight after retiring. Yet for some inexplicable reason, "Smooth" chose to return to action for the Professional Fighters League in a main event pairing with the unbeaten young up-and-comer Patrick Habirora. In Henderson's case, that story has already been played out, after he wrapped up his career with a title fight loss to Usman Nurmagomedov in Bellator. At least in that instance, Henderson had picked up a couple of wins, and was in the promotion's lightweight grand prix."
"Patrick Habirora, improving to 9-0 with the victory at the ING Arena, was all class afterwards, using his platform to send a positive message. "This is a sport. Benson and I maybe later on tonight will be sharing a drink together. We are not adversaries in this world full of wars and conflict. We need to use this to say, you must respect your others, you must respect everyone.""
"He went on to call out Mike Perry, who recently picked up a win over Nate Diaz at the inaugural MVP MMA event last weekend. "I heard there was talk about Mike Perry. Hey, Mike Perry, if you're coming to PFL, let's go!" Whether Perry, also under contra"
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