Benson Henderson ’s return and the debut of Roy Nelson will happen on the same night at Bellator 183, the promotion announced tonight during the Spike-televised broadcast of Bellator 180. Henderson (24-7 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) will compete in the evening’s headliner against Patricky Freire (17-8 MMA, 10-7 BMMA), who no longer will headline next month’s Bellator 181 event. Nelson (22-14 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), meanwhile, will be featured in the co-main event against Javy Ayala (10-5 MMA, 5-2 BMMA). Bellator 183 takes place Sept. 23 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and will air on Spike, with prelims streaming on MMAjunkie. Related Bellator's Benson Henderson explains uncharacteristic F-bomb 'outburst' on Twitter Henderson is coming off knee surgery in December to repair a torn “ACL, MCL, two meniscus and a bunch of loose cartilage,” he told MMAjunkie in April
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