(This story first appeared at AZCentral.com ) If nothing else, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is reliable. His past seven bouts have beenheadliners, with Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 49 contest opposite Rafael dos Anjos marking his eighth in a row. He meets the Brazilian live on FOX Sports 1 (10 p.m. ET) at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. FOX Sports 2 and UFC Fight Pass carry the prelims Henderson (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) has never been one to pick and choose his opponents, and he wasn’t about to start with longtime UFC fighter dos Anjos (21-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC). He has made a career out of accepting any match at any time, a role he relishes.
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Reliable ex-UFC champ Benson Henderson embraces role as UFC ‘company man’ – MMA Junkie