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Benson Henderson says he wasn't contacted about Donald Cerrone fight at UFC Fight Night 59 until after it was announced
Jan 13, 2015 - 11:45:22 AM Benson Henderson says he wasn't contacted about Donald Cerrone fight at UFC Fight Night 59 until after it was announced

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I didn't hear about it from the UFC at all. No one officially called me or called my manager or my coach. No one consulted with us or asked us if we would take the fight first. It was actually Cowboy who texted me first saying 'hey bro, nothing personal, it's just business, nothing but love' and I said 'oh cool'. I had no idea what he was talking about. I go on Twitter and look it up and go 'oh I see, Eddie Alvarez just got hurt'. So I said 'see you in Boston in a couple of weeks'... That's how I found out. Any time, anywhere, anybody in the 155-pound division, let's do it. I'll fight anybody tomorrow. Five round fight? Let's do it. I'll fight anybody. Cowboy on two weeks notice? No problem. I was a little surprised of the process and how it went down and how I found out. I wasn't asked or anything, but it is what it is. I like to roll with the punches."

-Benson Henderson talks to Damon Martin at FoxSports.com about how his third fight with Donald Cerrone came about for Sunday's UFC Fight Night 59.

Penick's Analysis: The UFC has done this on a number of occasions, and it's just not fair to the competitors left without knowledge of the matchup. When they announce it in advance, it leaves a fighter like Henderson seemingly without the option to turn it down. Henderson himself is saying that's not an issue, as he was willing to fight whomever, but to not even contact his camp about it is just wrong. It just is. Especially for a fighter who held one of their titles for a significant period of time.

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