Nate Diaz vs. Benson Henderson: Head-to-toe breakdown

December 8 has been a date circled on my calendar for a long time now. Top-to-bottom we have an exciting card for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s fifth offering on the FOX network but none more enticing than a potential 25 minutes of Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz locked inside a cage with the chaos that could ensue on national television in front of millions of potential new eyeballs. An added layer on intrigue is added to the slate this weekend with both 155-pound stars having something to prove despite distinguishing themselves as the cream of the crop in the talent-stacked lightweight logjam. Diaz, the challenger for the lightweight title is looking to get out of the shadow of his elder brother, Nick, who has had a successful run 15-pounds north in the soon-to-be defunct Strikeforce organization. By the time that Nate made his professional debut, Nick, who’s two years his elder was already in the UFC’s 170-pound ranks with over ten fights to his credit. As time went on and ...