Bellator 160 Results: Henderson vs. Pitbull

Bellator 160 took place on August 26, 2016, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Benson Henderson, a former lightweight champion, met former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in a lightweight title eliminator. The card also featured a lightweight co-main event between Derek Anderson and Saad Awad.

Henderson Wins After Freire’s Leg Injury

The main event ended abruptly in the second round. After a cautious first frame, Freire caught one of Henderson’s kicks, turned him toward the fence and landed several strikes. Freire then signaled that he could not continue, and referee John McCarthy stopped the fight at 2:26 of Round 2. Henderson was awarded a TKO victory due to injury.

The Spike broadcast suggested Freire may have broken his shin after one of Henderson’s checks to a leg kick in the first round. The precise injury was not confirmed in the immediate result. The win gave Henderson his first Bellator victory and set up a lightweight title fight with champion Michael Chandler.

Bellator 160 Main-Card Results

• Benson Henderson def. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire by TKO (injury), Round 2, 2:26.
• Derek Anderson def. Saad Awad by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
• Georgi Karakhanyan def. Bubba Jenkins by knockout (punch), Round 1, 0:53.
• A.J. McKee def. Cody Walker by submission (guillotine choke), Round 2, 0:32.

Undercard Results

• David Duran def. Kyle Estrada by split decision.
• Steve Ramirez def. Ron Henderson by TKO (strikes), Round 1, 2:24.
• Gabriel Green def. Alex Trinidad by TKO (punches), Round 2, 2:01.
• Andy Murad def. Jonny Cisneros by unanimous decision (29–28 x3).
• Joey Davis def. Keith Cutrone by unanimous decision (30–27 x3).
• Jake Roberts def. Stephen Martinez by TKO (punches), Round 1.
• Chinzo Machida def. Mario Navarro by TKO (punches), Round 1, 2:57.
• Jacob Rosales def. Mike Segura by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).

A Competitive Co-Main Event

Anderson earned a unanimous decision over Awad in an active lightweight bout. Awad threatened with a d’arce choke in the opening round, but Anderson escaped and rallied through the later exchanges to take the judges’ cards. Karakhanyan’s 53-second knockout of Jenkins and McKee’s quick guillotine submission of Walker supplied two of the night’s fastest finishes.

See our recaps of Bellator 161 and Bellator 159.

Sources

MMA Fighting: Bellator 160 results; Combat Press: Full Bellator 160 results; Event results record.

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