1. Masvidal got robbed
2. Thatch was overhyped as hell and only kept in that fight because he had a massive size advantage...an advantage that pretty much got him where he is in the UFC...but he's got no submission game whatsoever and Benson showed it, guy has looked like trash since.
Call me a hater or whatever, but Benson post-lightweight title was never really impressive to me
his split decision wins should have been wins for the other guys, Josh Thomson, Masvidal, even Frankie in their first fight should have won. His fight finishes were against guys who were nowhere near Bensons level.
Bensons still a great fighter dont get me wrong...but he hasn't shown an ability to beat ELITE level talent convincingly since 2012. Dont think any fighter has gotten more threads post-event about "so-and-so got robbed against Benson" more than him
thusly, his current iteration of himself as a fighter does NOT elevate Bellators WW division