ESPN’s Brett Okamoto is reporting that newly signed Benson Henderson will face Bellator 170-pound champion Andrey Koreshkov on April 22 in Uncasville, Connecticut. It will be Henderson’s first fight for the promotion.

Koreshkov, (18-1)  won the Bellator title with a unanimous decision victory over Douglas Lima last July. Henderson finished his UFC tenure with two consecutive victories over Brandon Thatch and Jorge Masvidal, respectively.

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Tim Bell
Been a wrestling fan for almost 30 years. I've seen Hulkamania, The New Generation, The NWO, the Attitude Era, and the PG Era, and I've enjoyed all of it in different ways. I still remember standing on the guardrail at ten years old and having it fall over in front of Razor Ramon. I was there live when The Undertaker abducted Stephanie McMahon, and I was there when The Rock surprised the entire TD Garden at a house show. Recently been getting into a lot of independent wrestling, especially in the Northeast. I follow WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH and NJPW, among others, but mainly only watch WWE/NXT religiously. I'll probably be more positive about WWE than you, and I'm OK with that.