Bendo wants to move up to 170 again

[pincmil]

Sounds like he wants to go up to welterweight again. Mentioned 2:16 into the clip below.

This move seems kind of strange to me because the division is stacked. I think he thinks he has a faster route to getting a title shot by moving a class, but I don't really see how because the division has so many guys right there for a title shot.

Aside from doing extraordinarily strange happening like the UFC needing an opponent at the very last second to fight the champ or a top 170 contender, he's a long way off from the belt.

Think he should just stay put at 155?

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[UL]

Give him the likes of Mike pierce and jake frozen ellenberger

 

[brian12]

I'm guessing he can't make 155 anymore.

 

[Inverse]

I'm guessing he can't make 155 anymore.

Wrong

 

[Drake]

Thought this was his plan after this last fight anyways.

 

[Ippwnage]

he is afraid another lw loss in a row might get him canned. the old weight class move is a classic time buyer

 

[Kyle1991]

Going up a weight class doesn't seem like too big of a deal, but when you think about the fact that Ben Henderson might end up fighting a dude like Tyron Woolley or hector Lombard it seems kinda crazy

 

[Spycho]

Bendo excells when he can throw people around and is physically stronger, and that's going to be hard at 170.

 

[Donutdude]

I honestly don't think he has the strength for that weightclass, he seems to be just getting by strength-wise at lightweight.

 

[iloveufc123]

I think he'll do good.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

If he moves up a weight class he loses his strength advantage but gains a speed advantage. Remember that Frankie Edgar was champion at LW.

 

[cuban23]

What for? He's still a top caliber fighter at 155. He got blatantly robbed in his last fight against Cerrone.

At 170 he gives up his size.

 

[CDiablo]

Hes pretty much done everything there is to do at 155 I'd love to see him try at 170.

 

[greenseeker]

Thought this was his plan after this last fight anyways.

It was until he got matched against Cerrone. Then he figured he was in line for a titleshot and decided to hang around. Now that he lost (officially, at least), he's back to his original plan.

 

[DizzyYeahYeah]

Masvidal and Nate should fight. Let Green and Thomson have a rematch.

 

[JonSnitchPhones]

He said before he got robbed by a Cowboy he was planning on staying put after all. But the unexpected decision loss changed the circumstance. Now I suppose he really has to move up to 170 where he can have a virtually fresh start and doesn't need to deal with the fact he's already lost to the champ twice.

But I don't see how giving away a size advantage will make him a contender. He's not technically standout at anything or quick. I would think he'd merely be a good ww, but not one of the better ones.

I would be interested to see him in new match-ups against the shorter, solid guys like Alves, Burkman, Saffiedine, and Ellenberger. Certain opponents like Rory it'd just be ridiculous I think. The size disparity was noticeable when he got ko'ed in ammys at 170 by Chad Klingensmith.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

If he moves up a weight class he loses his strength advantage but gains a speed advantage. Remember that Frankie Edgar was champion at LW.

Sure, but that LW division that Frankie fought in was different than today's LW division. A lot of the guys he faced at LW no longer are top LWs.

 

[Cooliox]

but he was taken down by Frankie. Wouldn't the 170 pound grapplers maul him?

 

[DavidThornby]

Good luck to him. There's new possibility matches at WW. He has good fight skills and IQ. Look forward to his first fight at WW.

 

[kadeebe]

Henderson is falling on some rough times, but I don't think that 170 is going to be any nicer to him.