Benson Henderson vs Gilbert Melendez Highlights (Great CHAMPIONSHIP Dogfight)
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UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez (also known as UFC on Fox 7) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 20, 2013, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event was broadcast live on FOX.
The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between defending champion Benson Henderson and Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez.
All apologies to those who may disagree, but this was one heck of a lightweight title tilt between Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez.
It was technical and fast-paced, and like every other Benson Henderson fight since he joined the UFC, the result was controversial.
Benson Henderson retained the UFC lightweight title, winning a razor-thin split decision against Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez Saturday night in San Jose, California. It was Henderson’s seventh straight win in the UFC and third successful title defense.
These two elite fighters went back-and-forth for the full 25 minutes, trading punches, kicks, and rounds. Henderson opened slower than usual, dropping the first frame before stepping things up in the second. Much like his second fight with Frankie Edgar, Henderson was successful with leg kicks but hit the pause button on the tactic in the fourth round for no known reason.
In the end, Henderson did just enough to convince two of the three ringside officials that he had won three of the five rounds, though they differed on which three they were. He’s become accustomed to these close contests since reaching the top of the division and will need to put together another dominant performance like the one he had against Nathan Diaz last December to truly establish himself going forward.
That's just the way the cookie crumbles when it comes to Henderson, apparently; he's able to win fights, but always does so in controversial fashion.
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Pretty much every Ben Henderson highlights are like this. Dude is all action
@dannielson2946
3 жыл бұрын
Yes action but benson has got too learn how too box better his hands are barely used. Fight goes too Gilbert in my book sorry but all bensons take downs are negated when he pops back up that fast. Great kicks from ben tho.dana got tired of his ass
@austinreed347
3 жыл бұрын
@@dannielson2946 Dana only likes Conor and Brock so that’s not saying much
@SLIMHARDAWAY543
Жыл бұрын
That’s a fact jack !
@vellharris4225
Жыл бұрын
Din ding ding ŵhat do we have for him johnny
@rolandmcknight97
Жыл бұрын
@@austinreed347 dudes a business man WTF bro ? Downside. Benson is black ain't no halfway black in America eyes lol many guys keep that shT hid . He's part Korean his sperm donor was a American soldier
Literally every time Ben tried to fix his hair Gilbert hit him 😂
@dubtv6160
3 жыл бұрын
Thats what i was saying lmao wow crazy if he didnt have hair or fixed it before better
I cant watch a fighter that is more concerned with his hair than the fight.
His hair is the real opponent
Looks like Benson was more distracted by his hair than he was with Melendez.
Henderson spent half of every fight getting his hair out of his face.
@hijvgkolfsr5871
2 жыл бұрын
Elvows
@strawman9410
Жыл бұрын
Then getting punched in the face while doing it, not the right haircut for fighting.
@tahoeclay
Жыл бұрын
3/4
@cameraduong9886
Жыл бұрын
Is good for him if he get his hair cut ahort
@richardmorris7063
Жыл бұрын
@@strawman9410 good fighter but a pretty boy.
Prime Benson would be very competitive with the top Lightweights of today, or the very least no one would dominate him.
NO ONE CAN SAY THAT THIS WASN'T A GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN TWO GREAT MEN IN THE RING! 🤛🤝🤜🤝🤝🤝✊👊👏👏👏👏👍
I always hated how much time and effort henderson puts into brushing the hair out of his face.
I feel like Benson would have more wins and success if he trimmed his hair a little.
Dude needs to get his hair braided before fights or something
Ben Henderson has fought everybody it seems.
@leandroantelo7154
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the same with showtime pettis and rda
Henderson needs to do something with his hair. Every 5 seconds he has to push it out of his face.
@danielvanness6936
Жыл бұрын
For sure, It's stupid to keep doing that. It's like a tic he has. He lost this fight. The scorecards are way off.
@floridamarkandreim.4945
Жыл бұрын
@@danielvanness6936 Ikr, he should've braided it or something on his fights.
Cracks me up when a fighter continuously has to mess with his hair!!
@brandonheston8608
Жыл бұрын
He would have done better without it. The hair is definitely a distraction
@mikeroullier6875
Жыл бұрын
@@brandonheston8608 agreed
@richardmorris7063
Жыл бұрын
Should have put it in a man bun.
I always kind of thought Gilbert won that fight but it's amazing how Benson Henderson fights with a toothpick in his mouth all the time
Benson would be better if he wouldn't adjust his hair constantly.
@AshSmash123
Жыл бұрын
Yes, looks good but why he's never braided or skinned it is silly!.
Did they swap toothpicks in the engagement ceremony
GIblert got good at attacking everytime Benson played with his hair.
Gilbert Melendez was robbed!
Benson never been K.O in such a hard way even if that hair blocking his sight.
Gilbert is so good
Throwing a pony backwords every 10 seconds would drive me nuts .. Even as a oponent 😬
This highlight looked like a full Fight to me since it was action packed
His hair is very inconvenience during fight....
Henderson is an exciting fighter, non- stop action
@TBODZ
3 жыл бұрын
Lool no he isn’t. Great fighter but exciting no
@austinreed347
3 жыл бұрын
@@TBODZ pretty exciting to me bro
And top it off with a proposal. What a legend
1:25 henderson got a illegal knee to the face.
@nonglishq6727
3 жыл бұрын
The knee was legal.
Why doesn't Henderson cut his hair shorter? He always adjust his hair in the game
@user-nk5qo4xf3g
3 жыл бұрын
Benson fight with his hair
@JONAHPOOPYFACE
3 жыл бұрын
Samson
@Daniel-kx7ip
3 жыл бұрын
The power is in his hair
@serialchiler
3 жыл бұрын
Also has toothpick in his mouth
@TheFireStarter1215
3 жыл бұрын
Cause he's not perfect, never has been
The main wec lightweights (benson,Pettis, cerrone)are what I think of when I think of mma fighters good flashy kicks good takedowns good ovensive guards. My favorite fighters to watch
Henderson should tie hair or do something. Or he may lose important fights.
Always like how Melendez got in there and went to work.
Anyone saying benson needs to get his hair cut definitely wasn’t old enough to see him fight in his prime lol
@hoondaily270
2 жыл бұрын
The guy fought with a tooth pick in his mouth
@cedricbeard4609
2 жыл бұрын
He got it braided in his next fight for that reason. Ironically a loss to Pettis.
Good fight by two legends - Henderson with the legs and Gilbert with the hands!
Ha the hair thing is hilarious. Dude caught at least 25 punches to the head while fixing hair and still won. I wonder if he swallowed his toothpick 🤔
@I.GGjinn
Жыл бұрын
he uses that motion with his hair to keep his guard up.but yeah it's funnt
Henderson punches thrown - 200 Hair grabs - 450
Benson could have done the braid style to avoid his hair management
Dude was fixing his hair the whole time
Benson's hair is killing me.
The crowd booing his proposal 🤣
Nice Next Gil vs Alvarez And Pettis vs Alvarez Pettis vs barboza
I still think Gilbert won that fight.
Great fight!! Thanks again!
Ben needs to cut his long Brad Pitt hair because half the time he has to rearrange it during the fight.
hair is a disadvantage ..... he worries every time his hair falls on his face
@Hurricane_Dan
2 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing
Probably the best matchup lightweights in the UFC
Do a shot of reality every time Henderson fixes his hair.
That was clearly a loss for Benson
My first ever UFC event in Sj, this fight was a banger
His reset is literally fixing his hair
I thought Melendez won that one
@xgengx7530
10 ай бұрын
I was there live and thought so too
Henderson finally met his match!!
Gilbert is a beast but Henderson is a tough dude
Benson busy with his hair
Diaz army
gilbert he never using his knee, elbow, no kick.. did not do combination attack.. just like a boxer.. actualy he has a lot of the way to be winner
@hijvgkolfsr5871
2 жыл бұрын
He good he landed more but bended got more significant
Ben was too busy with his hair
A tough one for Benson. Melendez challenged him throughout and was both tough and clever enough to do well against Benson's talent and experience.
Benson is like a smooth piece of iron.
Gilbert did a great job
The hair tho🤦♂️
I give it to Gilbert because he pressured the whole fight and match the number of strikes
What a fight ,close🤕
Bens real life tekken
Gilbert won in fact
These were the times when Benson was very competitive...!!!
Doesn’t matter who u think won it’s a title fight don’t leave it to the judges.
Back in the day before Dana White's head doubled in size from the steroids. 🥴
Henderson always playing with his hair. Telegraphing. Ya never know what you are going to get with Ben.
This got time to keep fixing his hair
Could be a good tactic to keep your hands up. Everyone is commenting about his hair but if it were a problem for him he wouldn't have made it to champ. I'd say it has it's advantages more so against your opponent... Unless it's a street fight where hair pulling could happen . Yes I have long hair so fuck off. lol
That's my bro
Gilbert win this fight
@user-nq9yf1tq2s
3 жыл бұрын
No
@jamiemendoza7515
3 жыл бұрын
@@user-nq9yf1tq2s 0p0pp
Dudes hair damn near got his ass whooped
Esa pelea se la regalaron a Henderson, pierde mucho tiempo arreglándose ese bendito pelo
cardio off the charts
The amount of times he had to tuck his hair is pretty inconvenient and gives the opponent margin for attack it’s kinda crazy.
Which years the year play
I don’t know what happened to Bendo, that guy was never in an boring fight because all of his fights are all action! Yeah the fights are all close but drum they are all entertaining BUT when he move to Bellator he seems more conservative in his fights, quite the opposite of the old Bendo were he held nothing back while fighting.
That was awesome👍
Big McCarthy picks benson like a teenager
I felt like Melendez should’ve won that fight. Henderson didn’t look like he was getting the better of the exchanges IMO.
@cameraduong9886
Жыл бұрын
He won the fight because he fixed his hair more often then his component
@richardmorris7063
Жыл бұрын
This fight brought to you by Head & Shoulders.He should replace Troy Palemallu..
Benson...yr the man bro
How do they still look that good after that war is the question.
Everyone who believes his hair is a problem in fighting , hit me up n let me know
The Diaz brother's said Gilbert Melendez beat them up consistently in sparring matches.
So smooth with that curly hair.
I feel like bensons hair distracts him way to much, should get it cut off bro
@mosesmoses9017
3 жыл бұрын
They don't call him smooth for nothing
@5:48 big Jon picks up Benson after the bell like his nothing ..what a beast
Gilbert won rounds 2,4,and 5 bs decision 👎🏾
I figured it out why Benson is so strong and pain resistant and has incredible endurance it's his hair I'm not shytin you! Cut the hair and he will be too easy to beat. 😁
Lmao big John easily picked up Ben and threw him at the end of the 3rd
Don’t leave the score cards to the judges
Henderson, get a haircut
Jus subbed im a big Henderson fan
Ben Henderson should sponsor a shampoo
@chadporter5907
11 ай бұрын
HEY I REALLY LIKE THAT MAN, THEY SHOULD CALL IT B.H. AND IN THE PRENTICES BELOW IT SHOULD SAY FOR A BETTER HEAD
I dont know why the crowd complained. You have to beat the champ to be the champ. He did not beat the champ.
Melendez. Is outclassed allways is
@ELPERRODELMAL
2 жыл бұрын
What are you stupid?
When you're busier fixing your hair than you are fighting🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Benson needs to sort that hair out
@joec361
2 жыл бұрын
Fax
5:40 - 5:41 That's kinda funny how they both fell