In the Co-main event, Benson Henderson defeated Saad Awad via unanimous decision relying mainly on his grappling skills. Henderson dominated throughout the fight and looked his vintage self and he nearly locked in a rear-naked choke on Awad just before the end of the round but ultimately won on judges scorecards which read as 30-27, 30-26, 30-26. Henderson ended Awad’s four-fight winning streak and himself rides on a two-fight winning streak.
The Social Media was impressed by Henderson’s performance:
#Bellator208 Closing Betting Odds: Benson Henderson (-360) vs. Saad Awad (+290) – @DAZN_USA @paramountnet @GoldieOnTV @JohnMcCarthyMMA @BellatorMMA @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) October 14, 2018
My wife just brought to my attention: Saad Awad had 8 letters in his name and 4 of them are “A” – 50% of his name is the letter “A”
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) October 14, 2018
Henderson slams a left kick into Awad’s ribs to start the fracas. Awad is coming forward; Henderson is backing away to create space. #Bellator208
— Sherdog (@sherdogdotcom) October 14, 2018
Ruh-roh. You’ve got a Bendo on your back. #Bellator208
— (҂◡_◡) ᕤ Wear a damn mask (@yellowpwerrngr) October 14, 2018
Benson Henderson trynna go full backpack mode but Awaad throwing up some serious heat on those upkicks!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 14, 2018
What a very fun first round. 10-9 Henderson. #Bellator208
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) October 14, 2018
This is a scrap! #Bellator208@BensonHenderson and @SAADMMA in the cage now on @paramountnet! pic.twitter.com/cOwTlnvTNn
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) October 14, 2018
Henderson fires off a pair of low kicks to begin the second. #Bellator208
— Sherdog (@sherdogdotcom) October 14, 2018
Saad growing hair 😂
— David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) October 14, 2018
Bendo just doesn't stop
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 14, 2018
I had the pleasure to share the cage with these two warriors, great fight! May the best man win! @bellatormma
— Patricky Freire (@PatrickyPitbull) October 14, 2018
@BensonHenderson looking pretty dominant in round 2, can he keep it up in rd 3 ?#Bellator208
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) October 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1051309832089862145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1051309832089862145&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmmajunkie.com%2F2018%2F10%2Ftwitter-reacts-to-benson-hendersons-win-speech-on-khabib-mcgregor-brawl-at-bellator-208
#Bellator208 results: @BensonHenderson def. Saad Awad via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) https://t.co/RHTrVgFCZT
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) October 14, 2018
Benson Henderson going after the principles in the Khabib vs. McGregor brawl in his post-fight speech. Crowd doesn’t love it. #Bellator208
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 14, 2018
Good scrap fellas. Good scrap
— David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) October 14, 2018
What a great back-and-forth! Who you got for the W? #Bellator208 pic.twitter.com/QwX5Wi2wLZ
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) October 14, 2018
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