Benson Henderson announced he wants to join the military before he turns 34, not retiring

[chinarice]

Didn't expect this. Great fighter that had some pretty tough last fights. Never was a fan but I respect how great of a fighter he was

http://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/bens...rson-stepping-away-from-mma-at-the-age-of-33/

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

wow

 

[Steve-French]

Says he wants to join the Military.

 

[tdluxon]

Wow pretty surprising. I think he was talking about joining the military or something like that

 

[Ancient Warrior]

I hope he considers his options carefully, before making such a knee-jerk reaction.

 

[Phrozenspite]

Ben, you need to get an immediate rematch booked and ask for 10 million before retiring

 

[mjfan23]

Join the military is only way he will kick Soviet ass soon

 

[UhVaiMorre]

:/

 

[BisexualMMA]

Guy is a weirdo.

 

[asdf122345]

Smart move. MMA isn't a good career in the long run. Time to move on to something else.

 

[Meathead Jock]

Wow... Bellator got great value out of him then, bring him in for 1 big paycheck to bump one of their champs and not have to pay for his future high priced fights after his value drops. Even though he still had some value at 155lbs, this might be a good deal for Coker and frees up the checkbook to sign Rory.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

Bizarre. His contract must stipulate a pay cut if he loses. No way he'd walk away if he had a big money fight coming his way. He left the UFC so I've got to think getting the most money trumps winning the belt for him.

 

[HwoarangStyle]

wait wait wait, he said hes going to retire when hes 33? so hes not retiring right now? he still got like 6 months til hes 33. will he have a couple more fights before then??????

 

[Meathead Jock]

wait wait wait, he said hes going to retire when hes 33? so hes not retiring right now? he still got like 6 months til hes 33. will he have a couple more fights before then??????

Ahh... BJPenn reporting.... I guess we should wait to hear elsewhere.

 

[WallyBear]

 

[Cousin Oliver]

He's not retiring. This article is just a rehash of the news that he intends to join the military reserves before he's 34.

 

[Baguba171]

Troll job 3/10

 

[chinarice]

Troll job 3/10

How is linking an article trolling you fucking scrub?

Go troll somewhere else.

 

[nstig8]

I hope he considers his options carefully, before making such a knee-jerk reaction.

Did you mean "knee to the face" reaction?

 

[chinarice]

He's not retiring. This article is just a rehash of the news that he intends to join the military reserves before he's 34.

This article says he said this Friday night before his fight but as he stated, he said this in the past.