Benson Henderson

I've always held a pretty strong civic duty.

— Benson Henderson

By the time I hit 33 I intend on retiring. I'm done after that.

— Benson Henderson

There's whole lot of things you can get better at, improve on, day to day.

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

You work on you doing your thing, sticking to your game plan, not letting stuff distract you and get you into a…

— Benson Henderson

You're never too good to get better... take that and apply that to everything in your life.

— Benson Henderson

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

— 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

The key to life is to set goals and go after those goals, don't hold anything back.

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

I think competition is good. The world we live in, we're a capitalistic society and we're all about having options, so I…

— Benson Henderson

You want to say you're the best on the planet? Well, prove it by beating this person and that person. Beat everybody.

— Benson Henderson

I'd be okay with that - staying at 155, making weight at 155 for the rest of my career. But every once…

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— 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

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— Benson Henderson

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

— 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'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

You lay the groundwork, stay on the grind, and then eventually you get those big huge national deals with TV stations that…

— Benson Henderson

I like to have performances where I don't get too beat up and don't take too much punishment. I'm OK doing three…

— Benson Henderson

You could be the tastiest, most juiciest, most delicious peach out there in the world; there's still going to be people out…

— 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

I think it's smart to fight to the end of your contract and see what your worth is on the open market.

— Benson Henderson

It's a long journey to become successful, and you learn to grow with it. You grow with the small steps you take.

— Benson Henderson

A lot of guys need to get back in shape, I'm in the gym all the time so I don't really lose…

— Benson Henderson

I'm not one of those guys that says something stupid just for the sake of getting more attention.

— Benson Henderson

Just as fighters you have to be smart, you have to read the fine print in your contract and you have to…

— Benson Henderson

I'm always trying to add new tricks, work on my fundamentals, and get better and improve.

— Benson Henderson

When you actually have a little bit of food and some calories behind you, it just feels better.

— Benson Henderson