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You are here: Home / Archives for Benson Henderson

The Layup Drill — Departures, resurgences, and beginnings

December 18, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In the year-ending column, we say goodbye to ’Kuma, hello to Nori, MMA news, and Doug Baldwin is on fire! ’Kuma out, Nori in for Mariners The Seattle Mariners have undergone a huge amount of changes with a new manager and […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Although Iwakuma, Benson Henderson, Doug Baldwin, Felix Hernandez, Hishasi Iwakuma, Jorge Masvidal, Kansas City Royals, Korean, MMA, Milwaukee Brewers, Nori Aoki, Norichika Aoki, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Seahawks, South Korea, Super Bowl, UFC, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, Yang Jian Bing

Asian Hall of Fame honorees announced

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The 2015 Asian Hall of Fame, established by the Robert Chinn Foundation, released the names of the Class of 2015 honorees.<!–more–> Members of the Class of 2015 include: — Benson Henderson (Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, Former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion) — Carrie Ann Inaba (Television Host, Choreographer, Producer, Judge from Dancing with the […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Benson Henderson, Betty Nguyen, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Jeanette Lee, MSNBC, Robert Chinn Foundation, Seattle, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Motivational speaker wants to be an American Ninja Warrior, of course

March 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly After completing a workout in the gym one night, a local man decided that he wanted to be a ninja — but not just any ninja. Hoan Do hopes to make it on the next season of the NBC reality TV series “American Ninja Warrior.”

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, American Ninja Warrior, Benson Henderson, Decatur High School, Hoan Do, Jason Cruz, Las Vegas, NBC, North America, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pepperdine University, Seattle, TV, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol 33 No 11 | March 8 - March 14

The Layup Drill — Year in Review: The Top 10 Asian American Sports Figures of 2012

January 3, 2013 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly 2012 Year in Review<!–more–> 2012 was a great year for Asian American athletes.  Despite a strike-shortened regular season, the NBA had major excitement, thanks to the rise of a Taiwanese American point guard from Harvard. The NBA championship series was won by the Miami Heat, coached by Filipino American […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Asian American, Benson Henderson, Chinese, Clarissa Chung, Filipino American Erik Spoelstra, Jeremy Lin, Kyla Ross, London Games, Manny Pacquiao, NBA, Nathan Adrian Day, New York Yankees, Olympic Women, Seattle Seahawks, Summer Olympics, Tamari Miyashiro, Tim Lincecum, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11

Korean American seeks to retain MMA title

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Being the world champion has not changed life for Benson Henderson. “Everything’s pretty much the same, although I get spotted at the mall a little more,” said Henderson. The World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) Lightweight champion Henderson defends his first title against Donald Cerrone on April 24 in Sacramento, Calif.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Ben Bova, Ben Henderson, Benson Henderson, Book Club, Jason Cruz, John Ringo, Korean American, MMA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pike Place Market, Space Needle, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, WEC

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