Benson Henderson on UFC 150 – “I intend on having it end the same way, with my hand raised.”
Check out these highlights from today’s UFC Weigh-in on FUEL TV.
Benson Henderson on if he thinks Frankie Edgar has an advantage or disadvantage because of his size:
“I think that question wasn’t brought up a lot when he was beating BJ Penn twice or when he was knocking out Gray Maynard. Those questions weren’t really brought into play. But now after one loss, and I can admit it was a close loss, all of a sudden we are getting a lot of questions about his size. Is he too small? Which way does the advantage go for him? Who knows? Who is to say? Maybe it is good for him in some fights and in other fights it’s not so good for him.”
Henderson on if he feels questions about Edgar’s size are discrediting to him:
“No, not exactly. I don’t want to say discrediting. I almost feel bad for him. I feel bad for Frankie. He was on top of the world and then one loss and everyone is saying he needs to drop down one weight class. They tell him you need to do this, you need to do that. I mean, it was one loss. Give the guy a break. You weren’t saying that when he was winning.”
Henderson on his preparation:
“We prepared a lot. We got ready in Flagstaff, Arizona for the last two weeks. The elevation is 7,000 feet and we knew that, the elevation being 2,000 feet higher than Denver, we would be more than ready coming here. By the time I fight tomorrow, I would have had three and a half weeks at elevation and that is more than enough time to get your body acclimated.”
Henderson on if he studied the first fight:
“No, not really. I don’t do too much studying. I will watch the fight twice. One time for fun, just to watch as a fan of the MMA and one time to watch and break down what I need to do better and see what holes I had. The guy who does all the watching is my head coach. He watches the fight 75 times in one week and he breaks it down and tells me ‘okay you need to do this and do that.’”
Henderson on how close he thinks this fight will be:
“I don’t know. Who is to say? I am not sure. You are the professional analyst, you have to tell me if you think it is going to resemble the first fight or not. All I have to say is that I intend on having it end the same way, with my hand raised.”
Henderson on if it is hard to be fighting to defend the title this time:
“I do like having the bull’s eye on my back. I like having the belt around my waist and the bull’s eye on my back. It makes me hungry, keeps me hungry and I’m excited. I like having those challenges.”
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