Henderson reckons he is on his way to greatness

New WEC interim lightweight champion Benson Henderson was delighted with his win over Donald Cerrone at WEC 43.

The fight has been regarded as ‘Fight of the Year’ in 2009.

“I think you have to have those fights where you’re just dominant and you show the world that you’re that much better than your opponent,” Henderson told MMAjunkie.com Radio.

“But you have to have those fights where the fans, the crowd knows that you were pushed to your limit, and you went out there and you showed your heart and soul – you gave it everything you had.

“To be a great champ, to be known as one of the greatest fighters, you have to have both of those.”

“I was pretty confident that I won rounds one, two and three,” Henderson added.

“He definitely won the fourth round; he beat the crap out of me. But I definitely thought I won wounds one, two and three. The fourth and fifth round I thought he won.”

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