Ben Henderson will make his UFC debut after defending his WEC lightweight title in December. After Henderson makes his transition in early January he has the opportunity for a title unification bout between himself and either Frankie Edgar or Gray Maynard.
Henderson discussed his transition to the UFC:
“Come January, we’re going to find out how WEC guys stack up against the UFC guys and my prediction is we’re going to do very well. There’s a chip on our shoulders. There always has been us WEC guys not getting the notoriety and same respect as the UFC guys. Not from our peers, not from other fighters, but from fans and media. They saw a difference between WEC guys and UFC guys. Now we’ll show it. You better believe every WEC guy who steps in the cage against a UFC guy, they’re going to fight their butt off. I am definitely looking forward to the pay increase. I’m going to move out of my apartment, buy a house and make sure I save enough to pay my taxes. It’s cool. It’s not the only factor, but it’s a big factor for us WEC guys.”
