Henderson admits to surgery

WEC lightweight contender Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson has admitted that he has had surgery to correct his short-sightedness.

Henderson has struggled with the problem for his whole career and has missed opponents standing right in front of him several times.

“I have recently had surgery to correct my vision so I have been enjoying the ability to actually see my opponents,” Henderson told Fighters Only Magazine today. “Prior to my eye surgery, I used to memorize the seeing-eye chart to get through the vision test, but I was unable to really see before.

“The WEC gloves being blue really helped me out, letting me see the blue blur to avoid punches. In my first WEC fight, I missed a kick and my opponent was right in front of me. That wasn’t nervous energy as some might have thought. That was my vision problem putting me at risk.  In this camp, I have tried to balance my awareness with my newfound vision.”

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