Three fighters, including two in the women's bantamweight division, are "ready" to fight Ben Henderson at UFC 186.
Earlier today, the cursed UFC 186 card in Montreal got even worse when Quinton Jackson was barred from competing due to a Bellator injunction. This led former UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson to step up on Twitter and say he could save the card and fight at welterweight on short notice. The first person to accept the offer is a great candidate for the fight, and the two men were actually set to face off to face off at last weekend's UFC Fight Night 63, albeit briefly. That would be lightweight Jorge Masvidal:
We were scheduled before lets do it now!! #UFC186 @BensonHenderson @ufc @danawhite @lorenzofertitta
— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) April 7, 2015 Masvidal is coming off a controversial split-decision loss to Al Iaquinta on the card, and is apparently looking to get back in there ASAP.
After that a couple of more humorous offers came in to fight Henderson, both from ladies. Fellow women's bantamweights (and Canadians) Sarah Moras and Sarah Kaufman tweeted about it:
.@bensonhenderson I'm broke and can't seem to get a fight and you are looking for an opponent. I'm game! 170lb #intergenderchampionships
— sarah moras (@sarahcheesecake) April 7, 2015
If @ufc needs me for double duty, I will step up to fight @BensonHenderson after I beat Alexis earlier on #ufc186 #canadiansavestheday :)
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) April 7, 2015
It remains unclear if the UFC would actually give Henderson a slot on the card, but a 170-pound bout with Masvidal would make the card a lot more appealing in my eyes.
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