Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-22, fight not particularly exciting between Benson Henderson and Andrey Koreshkov: it gets two stars.The Bellator Ww champion Andrey Koreshkov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-1-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Ben Askren in 2013 (=Askren vs Koreshkov), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Douglas Lima in 2015 (=Lima vs Koreshkov).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has an official record of 23-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Rafael dos Anjos (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Henderson 3), but then he defeated Brandon Thatch (=Henderson vs Thatch) and Jorge Masvidal (=Henderson vs Masvidal). Koreshkov vs Henderson, main event of the Bellator 153, is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Koreshkov’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs Henderson
Date: 2016-04-22
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Division: welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg)
Title: Bellator Welterweight Championship title
Bellator 153 fight card (main fights)
Andrey Koreshkov vs Benson Henderson
Patricio Freire vs Henry Corrales
Brennan Ward vs Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos
Michael Page vs Jeremie Holloway
Koreshkov’s previous fight: Douglas Lima vs Andrey Koreshkov
Henderson’s previous fight: Benson Henderson vs Jorge Masvidal
Henderson’s next fight: Benson Henderson vs Patricio Freire
Koreshkov’s next fight: Andrey Koreshkov vs Douglas Lima 2
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Official video (USA)
