Former UFC champions Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson are going spherical three collectively.
It was introduced on Tuesday that the fight sports activities veterans could be assembly for a 3rd time once they meet at Karate Fight 43. The bout will happen on December fifteenth on the Expo at World Commerce Market in Las Vegas. The bout will happen at 170 kilos, their earlier two bouts have been at 155 kilos.
Anthony Pettis vs. Ben Henderson is about to headline Karate Fight 43 in December
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The primary time they met was in 2010 at WEC 53. Pettis defeated Henderson in one of many sport’s all-time fights to win the promotion’s light-weight title. The spotlight of the bout got here within the fifth spherical when Pettis unleashed his now patented “Showtime kick.” The second time was three years later in 2013 at UFC 164.
In entrance of a hometown crowd in Milwaukee, Pettis submitted Henderson with an armbar to say the UFC light-weight champion.
Pettis has most just lately competed underneath the PFL banner going 1-4 in his tenure with the promotion. His final bout got here in August of 2022 when he misplaced a choice to Stevie Ray. His final win got here in opposition to Myles Value in Could of 2022.
Benson Henderson retired from MMA in March after dropping to Usman Nurmagomaedov at Bellator 293 in March. Henderson ended his MMA profession going 2-4 in his final six bouts.