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.
Pretty much every Ben Henderson highlights are like this. Dude is all action
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
@@dannielson2946 Dana only likes Conor and Brock so that’s not saying much
That’s a fact jack !
Din ding ding ŵhat do we have for him johnny
@@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 😂
Thats what i was saying lmao wow crazy if he didnt have hair or fixed it before better
Henderson spent half of every fight getting his hair out of his face.
Elvows
Then getting punched in the face while doing it, not the right haircut for fighting.
3/4
Is good for him if he get his hair cut ahort
@@strawman9410 good fighter but a pretty boy.
His hair is the real opponent
Looks like Benson was more distracted by his hair than he was with Melendez.
I cant watch a fighter that is more concerned with his hair than the fight.
I feel like Benson would have more wins and success if he trimmed his hair a little.
I always hated how much time and effort henderson puts into brushing the hair out of his face.
Cracks me up when a fighter continuously has to mess with his hair!!
He would have done better without it. The hair is definitely a distraction
@@brandonheston8608 agreed
Should have put it in a man bun.
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! 🤛🤝🤜🤝🤝🤝✊👊👏👏👏👏👍
Henderson needs to do something with his hair. Every 5 seconds he has to push it out of his face.
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.
@@danielvanness6936 Ikr, he should've braided it or something on his fights.
Dude needs to get his hair braided before fights or something
This highlight looked like a full Fight to me since it was action packed
Did they swap toothpicks in the engagement ceremony
Always like how Melendez got in there and went to work.
Ben Henderson has fought everybody it seems.
Yeah the same with showtime pettis and rda
The crowd booing his proposal 🤣
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 🤔
he uses that motion with his hair to keep his guard up.but yeah it's funnt
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
Why doesn't Henderson cut his hair shorter? He always adjust his hair in the game
Benson fight with his hair
Samson
The power is in his hair
Also has toothpick in his mouth
Cause he's not perfect, never has been
GIblert got good at attacking everytime Benson played with his hair.
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
Throwing a pony backwords every 10 seconds would drive me nuts .. Even as a oponent 😬
His hair is very inconvenience during fight....
Benson never been K.O in such a hard way even if that hair blocking his sight.
Benson would be better if he wouldn't adjust his hair constantly.
Yes, looks good but why he's never braided or skinned it is silly!.
Anyone saying benson needs to get his hair cut definitely wasn’t old enough to see him fight in his prime lol
The guy fought with a tooth pick in his mouth
He got it braided in his next fight for that reason. Ironically a loss to Pettis.
Do a shot of reality every time Henderson fixes his hair.
And top it off with a proposal. What a legend
hair is a disadvantage ..... he worries every time his hair falls on his face
I thought the same thing
Henderson is an exciting fighter, non- stop action
Lool no he isn’t. Great fighter but exciting no
@@TBODZ pretty exciting to me bro
When you're busier fixing your hair than you are fighting🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great fight!! Thanks again!
1:25 henderson got a illegal knee to the face.
The knee was legal.
Good fight by two legends - Henderson with the legs and Gilbert with the hands!
Nice Next Gil vs Alvarez And Pettis vs Alvarez Pettis vs barboza
Henderson should tie hair or do something. Or he may lose important fights.
Benson could have done the braid style to avoid his hair management
My first ever UFC event in Sj, this fight was a banger
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
He good he landed more but bended got more significant
Dude was fixing his hair the whole time
Gilbert is so good
Benson's hair is killing me.
Henderson punches thrown - 200 Hair grabs - 450
Ben needs to cut his long Brad Pitt hair because half the time he has to rearrange it during the fight.
Probably the best matchup lightweights in the UFC
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.
Henderson finally met his match!!
I thought Melendez won that one
I was there live and thought so too
Benson busy with his hair
Doesn’t matter who u think won it’s a title fight don’t leave it to the judges.
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.
Ben was too busy with his hair
This got time to keep fixing his hair
Henderson always playing with his hair. Telegraphing. Ya never know what you are going to get with Ben.
Gilbert is a beast but Henderson is a tough dude
That was clearly a loss for Benson
Benson is like a smooth piece of iron.
The hair tho🤦♂️
Gilbert Melendez was robbed!
These were the times when Benson was very competitive...!!!
His reset is literally fixing his hair
The amount of times he had to tuck his hair is pretty inconvenient and gives the opponent margin for attack it’s kinda crazy.
Dudes hair damn near got his ass whooped
Bens real life tekken
What a fight ,close🤕
Funny how i watched this fight years ago and find gilbert to be extremely slow im turning 36 this year and now i find him to be actually fast. Im too old to watch this.
I feel like bensons hair distracts him way to much, should get it cut off bro
They don't call him smooth for nothing
I still think Gilbert won that fight.
How do they still look that good after that war is the question.
@5:48 big Jon picks up Benson after the bell like his nothing ..what a beast
cardio off the charts
That was awesome👍
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
I felt like Melendez should’ve won that fight. Henderson didn’t look like he was getting the better of the exchanges IMO.
He won the fight because he fixed his hair more often then his component
This fight brought to you by Head & Shoulders.He should replace Troy Palemallu..
Everyone who believes his hair is a problem in fighting , hit me up n let me know
Esa pelea se la regalaron a Henderson, pierde mucho tiempo arreglándose ese bendito pelo
That's my bro
Gilbert did a great job
Henderson should seriously find a way to get a better hairstyle and fast!!!. Clearly he is being bothered by it poking his eyes. Hair wins unanimously. Congrats to the new couple. Great video...keep rockin!😁.
I give it to Gilbert because he pressured the whole fight and match the number of strikes
Diaz army
Don’t leave the score cards to the judges
Back in the day before Dana White's head doubled in size from the steroids. 🥴
Jus subbed im a big Henderson fan
Ben Henderson should sponsor a shampoo
HEY I REALLY LIKE THAT MAN, THEY SHOULD CALL IT B.H. AND IN THE PRENTICES BELOW IT SHOULD SAY FOR A BETTER HEAD
Gilbert won in fact
So smooth with that curly hair.
Big McCarthy picks benson like a teenager
Benson...yr the man bro
Why don't u just show the damn fight?
Benson needs to sort that hair out
Fax
The Diaz brother's said Gilbert Melendez beat them up consistently in sparring matches.
Henderson, get a haircut
Fukin crazy ass fight man!
3:57 -watch for the big kick -wooh there is
dana not even known the ufc belt upside down 😆when he put on hendo.
Yeah he plays with his hair as much as he does when his face
quel résistance, ils sont excellent tout les 2