Wrestling Quotes by Benson Henderson

Every fight is a close dogfight.

— Benson Henderson

I fight quite a bit.

— Benson Henderson

I do my talking inside the Octagon.

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

I think the mental aspect is important in all fights.

— Benson Henderson

I'm as confident as any fighter out there.

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

Sometimes, you go out there and get knocked out in the first seven seconds. That might be one out of 10 times,…

— Benson Henderson

I would like to fight for the Brazilian fans. I would like to fight Aldo in Brazil.

— Benson Henderson

Brock Lesnar, he did a pretty darn good job. He was a WWE star. He came to the UFC and won the…

— Benson Henderson

I like to think that I'm a pretty intelligent fighter and haven't underestimated any of my opponents.

— Benson Henderson

Once you reach a certain point in your career, every fight is a new big fight, biggest fight of your life, biggest…

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

I don't want to be one of those guys who says, 'No, I won't fight that guy' or 'I won't fight the…

— Benson Henderson

Wrestling was you wrestle in college and you become a high school coach. That was it for wrestlers. We just started to…

— Benson Henderson

It's about how much hard work you put in and who works harder - that's who wins the fights. The fight itself,…

— Benson Henderson

The bigger size of the weight class, guys are going to get tired a little bit quicker. They get tired to where…

— Benson Henderson

Bellator is open to a fighters union - fighters binding together to see what's in our best interest. That's something you can't…

— Benson Henderson

I'd say for sure though, read the fine print in the contract. Make sure after you defend your belt for however many…

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

If you want the belt, you've got to fight everybody that lines up in front of you. You have to prove yourself…

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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…

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

Of course to be a legend of the sport you have to truly have to have a love for MMA. You can…

— Benson Henderson

Like the way Anderson Silva does it - have a fight at 205 every once in a while and always make 185,…

— Benson Henderson

Being able just to worry about what it is I do best, going in there and beating somebody up, getting my hand…

— Benson Henderson

Seeing the fight game and seeing the way things have worked out, a guy could be on a seven-fight, monstrous win streak…

— Benson Henderson

I didn't know that I would be the UFC champion. Did I intend on being the UFC champ? Yeah, absolutely. I didn't…

— Benson Henderson

I don't really fight for money. I don't really care about the pay-per-view. The reason why I love fighting on free TV…

— Benson Henderson

For sure I think the traditional martial arts is a good background to have and definitely allows me to do a lot…

— Benson Henderson

There's a reason that football players, that still choose to come over to train MMA. They're professional and phenomenal freak athletes and…

— Benson Henderson

You just can't say 'I'll fight anybody.' Some guys do that early in their career, and their careers never have a chance…

— Benson Henderson

If a guy's a very good wrestler or a really good boxer or has a really good high kick, you prepare for…

— Benson Henderson

It's a very slippery slope when you have a world champion boxer fighting an MMA guy for the sake of money, and…

— Benson Henderson

When I first started training Tae Kwon Do, it was more just for discipline. My brother and I were two knuckleheads and…

— Benson Henderson