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Ben Henderson on a champion's life, Round 2

Thursday December 6, 2012 11:28 PM By Mark La Monica

Benson Henderson celebrates his win over Frankie Edgarin

Photo credit: AP

Leading up to his first title defense at UFC 150 in August, Ben Henderson said his schedule was the biggest change to his life since he won the title six months earler.

Nearly four months later, things have apparently slowed down quite a bit for the lightweight champion, who happens to be defending his title this Saturday against Nate Diaz at UFC on Fox 5 in Seattle.

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