Tonight (June 7, 2014,) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweights Ben Henderson and Rustam Khabilov will go to battle in the main event of UFC Fight Night 42, airing live at 10 p.m. EST on FOX Sports 1 from Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In the main event, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson squares off against Rustam Khabilov. Diego Sanchez faces Diego Sanchez in the co-main event.
It is a golden opportunity for Henderson, who is nowhere close to get a title match, as he has been defeated by Pettis in previous two fights. He needs to put an impressive performance and show that he is a potential title threat and belongs in this competitive weight category.
The 30-year-old Henderson is heading as favourite, but the former champion is not taking Khabilov lightly. "Khabilov is tough," Henderson said. "I have to go out there and get my hand raised."
The rivalry between Henderson and Khabilov's famed trainer Greg Jackson has developed quite a bit, but the Colorado-born insisted there is no such rivalry and his gym, The MMA Lab, has previous success over Jackson's gym and holds advantage.
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