“I always wanted to help people. I graduated from college and applied to a couple of police departments, Omaha and Denver, because I liked Denver a lot. It turns out they liked me and accepted me right away. I got hired both places, but I wanted to try fighting.”

American former mixed martial artist

Benson Henderson is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed most recently in Bellator MMA’s lightweight division and is known as a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. Henderson built a long career at lightweight, winning major titles in both the UFC and the WEC. He is also tied with B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar, and Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second-most UFC lightweight title defenses, which places him among the division’s notable champions.