Benson Henderson sends message to Andrey Koreshkov following loss

In the main event of Bellator 153 last night, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson suffered a defeat in his Bellator MMA debut at the hands of welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov.

The loss was a rather one sided one for Henderson, who was unable to get into a rhythm over the course of the fight. Following the fight, Henderson sent a message to Koreshkov via Twitter, and posted a photo with the champ.

Hats off to @SpartanKoresh, thanks for the dance…#Bellator153 was not the debut I wanted but I'll def grow and get better from tonight…

— TheOnceAndFutureKing (@BensonHenderson) April 23, 2016

He does smile!!! Respect to @SpartanKoresh, nice talking to a real, non-ish talking, respectful fighter, real Champ pic.twitter.com/SXcPgHMAoC

— TheOnceAndFutureKing (@BensonHenderson) April 23, 2016