Benson Henderson will step into the PFL sensible cage subsequent month and a former teammate finds some humor on this PFL Brussels struggle coming about. The previous WEC and UFC light-weight champion battles Patrick Habirora on Could twenty third, 2026 as Professional Fighters League emanates from ING Enviornment in Brussels, Belgium.
James Nakashima is the ex-training associate in query and the previous ONE Championship combatant just lately captured gold in Canada as he just lately claimed the Unified MMA light-weight belt. When requested if Henderson’s PFL conflict was one thing that he was conscious of and if he had any explicit ideas on ‘Clean’ combating an unbeaten, surging prospect right here in Habirora, Nakashima mentioned [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“No, I don’t; I not often get on social media. So I didn’t know. Me and Benson don’t ever contact. I like Benson, however we had been simply pals within the follow room. That was it. It didn’t go on past any of that. So, I hardly solely keep involved with a pair individuals from The [MMA] Lab, however Benson’s he’s; fighters don’t ever retire. I suppose that’s sort of what I’ve heard and that’s humorous.”
Benson Henderson trains as arduous as anybody however it’s humorous he’s coming again, in accordance with nakashima
Persevering with his expression relating to how Benson Henderson is a little bit of a microcosm of fighters having that problem to completely hold up their gloves, Nakashima continued [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“I don’t know. I simply really feel like fighters by no means retire. So long as they hold calling and Benson’s coaching. Benson, for anyone exercise, Benson will practice as arduous as; he can go as deep and as within the water as anyone, anybody. Benson’s a canine. In order that’s cool to listen to that he’s combating once more. Like I mentioned, that’s humorous as a result of I all the time assume that’s humorous each time fighters say that they retire and I don’t know, they all the time come again.”
