Bendo?

I've never understood why people call Benson Henderson "Bendo". Can somebody explain it to me?

It doesn't make sense to copy "Hendo" because they have the exact same last name. Benso?

 

Bendo

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bendo

 

Dan Henderson is Hendo and was around before, so you add the Ben, you get Bendo. Also, I'm pretty sure it was coined after his first fight with Cerrone. He had so many near submission escapes that he was deemed too bendy to be submitted, so you again get, Bendo.

 

Benso and Dendo?

 

Yep. Cerrone threw something like ten armbars and triangles on him in that fight.

 

Bendo , Hendo, KenFlo in a hell in a cell match. Winner ... wins.

 

wow

 

TS must have a real slow day at work

 

yes. it was Gumby immediately after that. but for whatever reason, Bendo (Bendy + Benson) stuck instead.

 

I'm convinced the KenFlo thing is an East Coast thing. KenFlo, J-Lau, JoePa, JLo, etc.

 

Hendo is from the west coast.

 

EDIT: Hendo AND Bendo are from the West Coast

 

Newsflash: Hendo is not Dan Henderson's first name and last name somehow combined. Bendo is a play on Hendo, but still not BenHen or anything like that.

 

Lol. Lovely.

 

A dildo named Ben?

 

Hendo got his nickname in Japan, the 'do' is an honorific ending, I believe, or it has some Japanese meaning "the way of".

Bendo got his nickname by piggy-backing on this Hendo formation.