We’ve seen this toothpick incident before. In fact, we’ve had evidence of it for over three years now. There’s real potential that Ben Henderson has been fighting with a toothpick in his mouth his whole career, and it’s continuing on, unabated.
Yes, Ben Henderson is STILL fighting with a toothpick in his mouth that, for some unknown reason, the athletic commission and referees seem to be ignoring during the pre-fight all-systems-go check. How anyone could think this is safe is beyond us, but Benson continues to Benson it up, fighting at the highest levels and pulling something off that even a peak Razor Ramon couldn’t.
Now, there’s video evidence of his latest toothpick incident. Check it out here.
Does his corner slip an additional toothpick in his mouth between rounds while they ice his shoulders and give him some water? These are things we need to know.