Goiti Yamauchi Calls Out Benson Henderson Following Bellator 210 Victory

Goiti Yamauchi is looking for a fight with Benson Henderson after his win at Bellator 210. Highlights from the post-event interview are below, courtesy of MMAjunkie:

On fighting at lightweight after a stint in featherweight: “I feel I’m in the right weight class. I feel my body working the right track. I felt amazing. It was a pretty close and tough fight, but in my mind I saw three rounds to me. Daniel is a tough opponent. I think he’s the best featherweight – Daniel and Patricio (Freire). I think it was the biggest victory of my career. It was good to prove to myself that I belong in the best in the world.”

On how the fight went down: “I knew Daniel would try to take me down in the first round,” he said. “But suddenly he saw he couldn’t fight on the ground. My coaches said, ‘He doesn’t want to stay on the ground, so just strike and do your best to stay on the feet.’ That’s what I did. I don’t know what’s going on with this judge (who gave the fight to Weichel), but it’s kind of weird. Everyone was telling me it’s kind of weird. I don’t know what fight he was watching, but that’s OK – I won the fight.”

On wanting to face Henderson: “If I could pick a fighter, I would choose Ben Henderson. He’s a big name, he’s a former (UFC) champion, and I think we’re in the same situation in the division. So this is the fight I want. I would win – definitely.”