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Portrait of Benson Henderson

Benson Henderson

(1983) Amateur Wrestler United States

109 quotes in 361 categories

Benson Henderson says hard work decides who wins a fight and that love for MMA is essential to become a legend. He also talks about wanting TV exposure, fighting big challenges, and speaking directly inside the Octagon for the fans.

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Benson Henderson is an amateur wrestler from the United States, best known for Freedom's odyssey.

Quick Facts About Benson Henderson

Born: November 16, 1983
Nationality: United States
Profession: Amateur Wrestler
Notable works: Freedom's odyssey

About Benson Henderson

Benson Henderson 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.

Quotes by Benson Henderson

A loss is always frustrating.

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Every fight is a close dogfight.

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I don't always do a whole lot.

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I do my talking inside the Octagon.

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I fight quite a bit.

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You've got to earn way to a title shot.

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As long as you're you, be you, do you. But be real.

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You try to make your sparring sessions as realistic as possible.

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Everybody I step in the cage against I have the utmost respect for.

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I think the mental aspect is important in all fights.

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I'm as confident as any fighter out there.

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As a fighter, you've got to do what you've got to do to get the big fights.

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Everything takes time. You have to love the journey and the process.

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Journey

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I'm pretty low-key. I'm pretty boring, to be honest.

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Bellator is collecting talent, collecting world-level talent all across the board.

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I was born in Colorado Springs and I spent a lot of time there. I moved to Denver when I first started…

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I'd end up being late no matter what before I had kids. Now, with kids, I'm super late everywhere I go.

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A lot worse things can happen than losing your world title. But I was able to come to terms with it, accept…

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I'm not as big of a fan of being loud, brash and boisterous just for the sake of selling a fight.

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Being

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As I get older, I eat healthier, try to eat the right things, make all these little sacrifices that it takes to…

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Champion

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I've never been one of those guys who is going to hold out and wait for a title shot.

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Fighting is hard, fighting is tough. You get beat up in the body. It's hard; it takes a toll on your body.

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Whether you want more money, whether you want more fame, whether you want more attention, whether you want a bigger house, whether…

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Attention

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The ability to get sponsors on your own and not have to rely on the amount that Reebok dictates to you was…

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Ability

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I don't like the people, the guys who feel the need to be Donald Trump and say outlandish things just for the…

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Being

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I just love pure, uncompromised competition. No ball, no net, no goalie, just one person versus one person, and you can do…

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Competition

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I just go out there and do what I do and the reason I think the Diaz's are so great, the reason…

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You're never going to release the next album and have it be different from your other two, three, four, five albums. People…

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Art

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A lot of times, people take other people's confidence for cockiness, airheadedness, rashness or brashness, and that's the light in which they…

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Champion

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We live in a capitalistic society, don't we? Our country is based on the idea of the free market. Why not incorporate…

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Art

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Maybe Bellator would not be a great fit for this guy but would be for this guy. Maybe the UFC is a…

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Before, early in my career, it was always just go out there and beat the next guy up. Whoever they put in…

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Nick and Nate Diaz. We're different people, we have different personalities. But I have mad respect for them because that is them.…

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Acting

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If it comes it comes. But you can't look for a finish. If you look for a home run ball you'll never…

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Baseball

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I don't think it's illegal. I don't think it's against the rules. It's as dangerous for me to have a toothpick in…

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Bad habit

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The funny thing I thought was, no matter what, people talked bad about cops. But as soon as something bad happened, when…

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I will fight Chandler again and I will make him quit.

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I always ask myself, "Did I get one percent better today?"

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Every fight, I always try to get better and improve.

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I've always held a pretty strong civic duty.

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