ANTHONY PETTIS vs BENSON HENDERSON 3 | *Full Fight* | Karate Combat 43 

The history these two have is incredible. Fought each other in 3 organizations now. Mad respect

These two are some of the most legendary martial artists of all time. They’ve competed in mma, bjj, boxing and karate and still competing against each other. Super impressive.

I Want See Lyoto Machida x GSP in the Karate Combat, Lyoto it's easily the most important Karateca in the planet he won a UFC belt and deserve one Fight here.

Henderson stays active in ANY way shape or form to grapple or hit someone. Underrated individual

Respect to Benson for always bringing it all these years. Still lean and in shape, could've gone another round easy. Great career.

Petis is so fun to watch. I don't think that he's ever had a boring fight in his life.

GSP still class at the end. People always calling him out for one more fight lol. Poor guy just wants to be left alone 😂.

I loved watching these two growing up. This kinda feels like watching some old pride fighter fighting in the UFC. But now it’s previous UFC fighters fighting in Karate Combat. Feeling nostalgic.

That backdrop alone is insane, some sci-fic year 2323 stuff

02:50 if you know you know, Pettis reminding Henderson of an iconic move he pulled on him 😂

First time watching Karate Combat, man this is a refreshing display of Martial Arts. Will definitely make a return to watch some of the future bouts.

Amazing fight. These two still got it, after so many years in combat sports. Absolute legends!

There are no losers in this fight. Both guys are legends and both won. Thank you for the spectacular performance and thanks to the Karate Combat for making this incredible show happen !

Karate combat is legit , the pit format is unique and brings a nostalgic sense of fighting. There’s a ton of karate style fighters u can throw in here

Bas Rutten and GSP calling the fight? I love Bas, what a gem of a human.

GSP's commentary really adds to the excitemnt of the fight. Just a bunch of lengends doing what they do best.

Great fight, amazing trilogy by two legends in the sport

This was my first watch at karate Combat and ive got to say the production looks absolutely insane! Great show

Both are good fighters both are legend, good to see both still fighting

damn I didn't even know this happened. what a legendary fight

Great fight. I didn't think an overtime round was necessary. Thought Henderson won. But Pettis got that overtime round

Thanks to these 2, we got to witness the Showtime Kick; one of the most legendary moments in combat sports history.

Wow. Pettis looks like hes been studying andy hug. What an absolute treat of a fight to watch free of charge✌️♥️

Props to Karate Combat for giving this fight out for free, super smart move in my opinion as a “casual” fan to this organization. Hopefully they read comments like this though, super cool to see this event put on - makes me want to tune in

Wow, this was cool! Always knew about K.C. but never really was invested. If they keep doing legendary OG matchups like this, they could really up their ratings I bet. The aesthetic of the pit, the audience, and the futuristic digital backdrop stuff is pretty unique.

Insane, I Remeber watching that final WEC fight cage kick where Pettis launched into the top and both entered storied careers. Prior to that I remember Pettis almost cutting cut and head kicking a dude flat on a mtv show

I wanna see Shogun Rua and Lyoto Machida finish their trilogy in Karate Combat

The threat of the show time kick was a thing of beauty

This is so COOL - stand up fighting - didn't know these guys fought in Karate Combat.

I think Anthony Pettis is consistent with his nickname Showtime. He always tries to put on a good fight no matter what the arena. He has a commitment to his persona and I respect that. Great fight from these two legends.

Hadn't really heard of this before. But I kind of dig the style. I will likely watch more events. Its a refreshing change from MMA.

I haven't kept up KC for a bit and I come back to this? Pettis vs Henderson and I hear Bas Rutten and GSP commentating off jump? this is awesome! bravo across the board!

Man I think Benson won that fight. Respect to both guys though. True legends of the MMA world!

Can we PLEASE do more fights with sick backgrounds like that? God it’s like a real life Mortal Kombat stage.

So many guys from MMA can go into this organisation and make it even more popular. Wonderboy, Muslim Salikov, Holland etc would be good in this.

This is actually really cool! I hope it sticks around long enough for some more match ups like this or better!🔥

this was a dope event. Don't really get the space theme thing but I loved it. Unique and cool. Like an xbox 360 game lmao

When and where did this happen?! I remember watching these two fight in the WEC back in the day and then in the UFC. They two are both absolute legends.

Champ vs champ fights are always an honor to watch

These two in their primes were legendary fighters. I miss this UFC era. Love a lot of the new fighters but that particular generation of fighters / era had some superstars.

Benson Henderson is the freakin goat🥊😎💪🏽💯🥇🏆

Congratulations on 1 million views on your video - $karate to the moon 🥋🚀🌕

Never imagined I would see Pettis with a muffin top😮😂

I really enjoyed watching this for the first time. I want see more ufc legends doing this.

Omg! Why am I just finding this?!! 2 LEGENDS

That moon base background looks amazing. Wondering how they pulled that off?

As a former Karate guy, I approved this video. It's cool to watch two former UFC champions fighting a Karate match.

If karate combat is signing ufc fighters than I have a request. Lyoto machida vs Anderson Silva. Make it happen

Both legends, great fighters, true martial artists, trying their hand in a new format, both look great physically, and cardio too. 10 F'in years since they last threw down?? Damn. I'm digging this format as a lifelong combat sports fan....and what a fucking crew calling the fights. Bas is a real tough guy and an amazing martial artist, and GSP my favorite fight and all time GOAT.

late.. but THIS did not disappoint.. great fight & much closer than expected..

Props to both fighters coming to fight in shape and letting it all out. Close fight!

As many have mentioned in the comments, two great fighters who keep going at each other, as though they are testing each other each time no matter who wins or loses - something more than just trying to win - these guys are showing the true warriors path - true fighters - no egos - all skills, and maintain total respect for each other and for martial arts. Total admiration from me, and inspiration for me.

Dude I love karate combat I’m so glad they did this

These two were champions and were very exciting fighters to watch . Respect to both

The backgrounds are always fucking amazing and set the tone.

I remembered showtime in his prime 9-10 years ago,,that dude made me fell in love to watching UFC…im waiting for him to bounce back,because he’s fun to watch

This is such a cool format

Props to the production crew for that awesome looking digital background. Puts WWE's NXT one to shame!

Doesn't matter who won or lost because both men left a performance that children can look up to, warrior examples.

Is anybody else more interested in the commentary team than the actual fighters?

I do agree Benson won...but pettis looked bigger and slower , and still, was an amazing fight

$KARATE TO THE MOON 🥋🚀🌕

Mike was actually good as a commentator, pleasantly surprised

Nah that stadiums background is purely amazing! I hope it isn’t just a green screen.

first 30 seconds and I"m like daaaamn Pettis is out of shape...but would still wipe the floor with me LOL

Thanks for presenting this fight for free!

BENSON HENDERSON is the real champ

Man just discovered this league, it's straight up real life mortal Kombat style, love it!

Showtime Pettis and Benson Henderson, two legends. Great match up 👏👏👏👏

Even in the afterlife God will have these 2 fight again

This is an awesome program man. The setup the places its done in. The background in the place. Just all top top notch. This truely could compete with the ufc just in a different way. Extremely good cameras and camera men. Just clearly no corners cut. Also ill recognize that voice anywyere is that really mike from logan and mikes poscast on here commentating? Wow didnt expect that lol.

Didn’t even know this happened. This is dope! 🥊🥋

I don't understand the constant compliments for strikes that did not land. These commentators got excited when Henderson through a four punch combo. The problem is none of them landed. Then there was un uppercut/cross combination, and another commentator said, "Ooh, that was nice". Again, the combination did not land. It does not matter how well you throw a punch until that punch lands. I thought Henderson had won 3 rounds to 2, but if you go by the 6th alone, Pettis won. Especially since Henderson should have lost a point in that 6th, it was his third kick to Pettis' pomegranates.

Karate Combat is going to be the real Sekai Taikai 😉😁 I love how they dragged big names into this, there'll be lots of worthy contenders in MMA World that have Karate Background.

such a banger event

i love this karate combat man its dope asf , and gsp and bas .....perfect , what a fight shoutout hendo and showtime , A++

Great match and great event. The final round was needed

Watching these two fight takes me back to WEC...lovin the nostalgia...BUT...was anyone else distracted by the piped in crowd noise? It reminded me of the crowd noise in the Wii games!

Henderson should had won that fight. AP was hardly doing anything!

What a great promotion. Great job, Bas.

I felt like Ben had some in the tank at the end. Wish he would have been more aggressive in the early rounds.

I'd spend more time nerding out over the backdrop than watching the fights.

Damn that was a fucking cool event 🤩 I love the stage, legit gave me mortal combat vibes 😍 And what a great fight, i scored it way closer than what they did but🤔 Then again, i’m not a judge😅

I watch this all the time because they have some good fights and the commentary is great what is that called it's not an octagon but I love it it seems a lot more flexible for Fighters to work their magic😊😊😊😊

Good fight gents!

Karate combat has been such a breath of fresh air and a good change from the bad matchups and drama of the UFC tbh😅

We are so fortunate to enjoy showtime and smooth perform!! Big thank you to Karate Combat!!

At the beginning of the video, even the fighters showed the logo of $karate, $karate to the moon!😎

Amazing stuff here, would love to see more UFC guys.

The problem with benson is like most of the time he strikes its like at the last moment he wants to pull back. Its like punching scared. Its weird. Same habit he does when he was still in mma.

I love the fact they are doing this for the fans.

You can see age has caught up with both of them unfortunately.

Love to see gsp and ruten on the commentary, 2 legends

How does Benson not age? The dude looks the exact same he did 10 plus years ago!

I hope that karate combat will grow.

The last round rule is really stupid . Mainly because it should not have gone to a final round, Henderson clearly won and then he performed worse in the final round , so what

What?! Where have I been?! How did I not know about this?!! I subscribed!

Thanks to martial arts I have overcame anxiety martial arts is not a hobby it’s a way of life My sister trains at one of the Gracie gyms here in the Uk she has her belts at Bjj and she’s really good I think shed do well obviously not here as it karate but I’m ufc she’d do well as a female fighter

Karate Combat has got to be my favorite Promotion that’s not in the big 3 currently

I think it comes down to the hair. If you’re constantly thinking of tucking your hair… those are constantly reoccurring moments where you have to give attention to a non essential part of your combative objective. Like in all of sports; outcomes can be determined by split second reaction and decision making times. I think this mode is hindered by constantly adjusting gear, i.e. loose fitting shorts or long hair needing to be tucked while in that moment, an offensive strike could be offered instead, or a block or counter if a threat is incoming. Advantage goes to Pettis for having no hair to tuck or loose fitting clothes to adjust; thus allowing him full concentration and attention on the combative task at hand.