Bellator and PBC will have an end of summer card on back-to-back nights at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California August 26th and 27th.
Benson Henderson will headline the Bellator card on Friday night while Robert Guerrero will fight in the main event on the PBC card Saturday. Henderson faces Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Robert Guerrero faces David Peralta.
For Henderson, it’s a return to lightweight after an inauspicious Bellator debut against Andrewy Koreshkov at 170 pounds.
Payout Perspective:
Perhaps this is another type of synergy for the two organizations that are on Spike TV. You could also see it as a sort of mini-weekend for hardcore combat sports fans similar to the UFC with back-to-back live events. Henderson’s fight against Freire is pivotal for the company as the former UFC lightweight champion was a big signing for the company. Another loss could mean that the Viacom-owned company picked up another UFC fighter that is past his prime.
Past his prime? Henderson is still young, I think Henderson is focusing on the military anyway.
Big fan of Bendo but while Henderson is young but that doesn’t mean he’s not past his prime for MMA fighting.