Benson Henderson hopes he can change matchmakers' minds

It's a cliché to say the future starts now, but at this point that's all that Benson Henderson can hope for.

Jeff Wagenheim | Jan 24, 2014

Benson Henderson hopes he can change matchmakers' minds /

Benson Henderson (right) lost his lightweight title in an August loss to Anthony Pettis. — Benson Henderson (right) lost his lightweight title in an August loss to Anthony Pettis :: Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

It's a cliché to say the future starts now, but at this point that's all that Benson Henderson can hope for.

Published Jan 24, 2014

JEFF WAGENHEIM

Paradoxically, Jeff Wagenheim considers himself a pacifist (except when driving in traffic) but nonetheless writes about mixed martial arts, the world's most combative sport (other than driving in traffic). As a veteran of three decades in magazines and newspapers, he's a bit grayer than most who attend UFC fights, even along press row. (A fan watching an MMA media panel show recently referred to him as "that crazy hippie uncle," to which Jeff responds, "Groovy, man!") Wagenheim also has tackled pro football for SI.com, and writes about sports and the arts for The Boston Globe. When he's not on the road chasing the UFC, Jeff spends Sunday afternoons spinning Sleepy LaBeef and Boozoo Chavis records for a popular (but not pop) radio show in western Massachusetts.