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UFC Fight Night Boston: Henderson vs. Cerrone (aka UFC Fight Night 59) takes place this Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts and will feature former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson in the co-main event against Donald Cerrone. Henderson (21-4) was originally scheduled to face former Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez but Alvarez was replaced by Cerrone (26-6) just earlier this month. This will be Henderson and Cerrone’s third fight with the first two happening when both were fighting for WEC. Henderson won both of the first two fights, once in 2010 by submission at WEC 48 and the other in 2009 by unanimous decision at WEC 43. At WEC 43 was where Henderson won the interim WEC Lightweight title and that fight was considered by many as one of the best of 2009. Henderson last fought in August at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos where he was knocked out by Rafael dos Anjos in the first round. It was a bit controversial whether the fight was stopped too soon and also marked the first time Henderson had ever been KO’d in his professional MMA career. On a side note, this may be his last Lightweight fight as Henderson has mentioned the possibility of moving up to Welterweight (170 lbs) in the near future. Go Smooth!
Fight Night Boston: Benson Henderson – Legend of the Toothpick
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UFC Fight Night Boston: Henderson vs Cerrone
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos
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UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos (aka UFC Fight Night 49) takes place this Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and will feature former UFC Lightweight Champion and current #1 contender Benson “Smooth” Henderson in the main event against current #5 ranked UFC Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos. Henderson last fought this past June at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov where he defeated up and coming lightweight contender Rustam Khabilov by submission in the 4th round. This will be his third fight since losing the UFC Lightweight Championship to current champ Anthony Pettis in August of last year at UFC 164. With another victory Benson should definitely be next in line to fight the champion whomever it may be after Pettis defends the title against Gilbert Melendez later this year. Go Smooth!
UFC Fight Night on FOX Sports 1 – Henderson vs. Dos Anjos Preview:
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Fifty Seven presents Ai-soon: A Dinner with Chef Nyesha Arrington
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Chef Nyesha Arrington is hosting a one-night only dinner installment named after her grandmother, Ai-Soon Lee, on this upcoming Monday, August 18th at 57 Restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Dinner info:
Purchase tickets online at 57 Restaurant. For more on Nyesha, please check out our March 2012 Interview with her.
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HalfKorean.com Shout-out from Rakaa of Dilated Peoples
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Check out this shout-out from hip hop recording artist Rakaa of the group Dilated Peoples! We had the chance to meet up with Rakaa after the Word of Mouth Tour concert in Berkeley, California on July 11, 2014. Make sure to grab the new Dilated Peoples album “Directors of Photgraphy” that is set to release on 8/12/2014! You can pre-order the album at fifthelementonline.com We had interviewed Rakaa back in 2010 and are planning to finally have a follow-up interview later this year! For more HalfKorean.com videos, please check out our YouTube Channel!
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HalfKorean.com Spotlight: Anita Harris / WKBL Draft Prospect
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Check out the new HalfKorean.com Spotlight on WKBL draft prospect Anita Harris. We recently learned about basketball player Anita Harris who is actively pursuing her goal of playing in Korea for the Women’s Korean Basketball League (WKBL). She is currently preparing for the upcoming WKBL draft held on July 24th with high hopes of joining other mixed Korean players such as the Roberson sisters (Kimberly and Michelle) in the league. HalfKorean.com had a chance to discuss Anita’s background and her pursuit to play professional basketball in Korea. Please check out the Spotlight here: HalfKorean.com Spotlight: Anita Harris / WKBL Draft Prospect |
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