Benson Henderson brought his storied MMA career to a close at Bellator 292 when he retired from MMA following a title-fight loss to Usman Nurmagomedov.
Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-7 BMMA) was quickly bounced from the Bellator lightweight grand prix when he suffered a first-round submission loss to undefeated champion and rising star Nurmagomedov in the headlining bout at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
Although “Smooth” failed to capture Bellator gold on three separate occasions, the majority of his best work came prior to joining the organization. Henderson is a former UFC and WEC titleholder at 155 pounds, owning victories over notables such as Frankie Edgar, Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone, Josh Thomson, Jorge Masvidal and more.
