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Ben Henderson: ‘I 100 percent support Mark Hunt’ in his attempt to unionize fighters
- Updated: July 27, 2016
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson plies his trade in Bellator these days. But when UFC competitor Mark Hunt makes a ruckus, it reverberates around the sport.
Hunt has boisterously expressed his opinions after Brock Lesnar failed two drug tests following Lesnar’s 200 win over Hunt. Among other things, Hunt has said he’ll be the one to organize fighters into a union.
And Henderson, who has never been afraid to speak his mind, says he’s on board with “The Super Samoan.”
“I 100 percent support Mark Hunt, everything he’s doing and talking about,” Henderson told MMAFighting.com on Tuesday. “I think it’s a long time coming, it should have been here a long time ago.”
Henderson also noted that others helped lay the groundwork to simply get the issue out in the forefront, including those who are currently suing the UFC on antitrust grounds.
“There are a lot of other guys, Cung Le, Jon Fitch, there have been guys who have talked about it for a long time,” Henderson said. “I show my support and solidarity with those guys. As a mixed martial artist, I definitely …
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