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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 !

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

Great fight, amazing trilogy by two legends in the sport

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

This fight shows you why Anthony Pettis is A legend!!!!! So much in his repertoire

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

I love these guys. THANK YOU FOR BLESSING US. We are blessed to watch them be modern warriors

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

This is such a cool format

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

Champ vs champ fights are always an honor to watch

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.

Mike was actually good as a commentator, pleasantly surprised

The backgrounds are always fucking amazing and set the tone.

Awesome fight! Thank you karate combat

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

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

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.

Very good fight, respect to both legends. I like how you had the fight stats right after.

This is so dope! I love this, and the arena is badass!

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.

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

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.

Anthony got a bit thicker than when he were at the WEC and UFC 😂

BENSON HENDERSON is the real champ

This is dope ! Respect to the two greats 🤙🏽

This is so neat. So happy to see variations in combat sports .

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

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.

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

Even in the afterlife God will have these 2 fight again

Representing Mexico… Anthony Petis was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin LMAO

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

This is a fucking treat to watch. Thank you for this

Thanks for presenting this fight for free!

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

What venue is that by the looks of the background a thought maybe the sphere ? With the theme behind them, also they could cast Henderson as eddy gordo for tekken 💪🏻

Wow what a great fight for this promotion to get for the fans! This is truly a legendary match up & rivalry between these two getting them to do a trilogy here in Karate Combat is BIG!

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!

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

such a banger event

Such a cool (the ring, rules and whatever all else) fight to watch... and even better a competitive one with an extensive history between each of these opponents, for a third chapter to their history now.

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😊😊😊😊

Wanna see Wonderboy compete here

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

Absolute #legends !! Love the concept of Karate Kombat!

hope more of this to come. amazing . and awesome

First KC event ive watched. Different producion, not zure of the ruleset, but this was pretty fun. Rutten and GSP are a plus too

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.

That arena is lit!

amazing production value

Good fight gents!

Great match and great event. The final round was needed

This was awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻

I love this thanks

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

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

Ye think I will be sticking to my Muay Thai having fallen asleep 10 minutes into this!

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

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

I could get into this . Legends fighting and ln the commentary booth even Mike did pretty good Givin his company I mean it would be hard have something to add to that overall great event ! Glad I heard bas talking about it on Rogan or I might have missed it

karate combat look sick first time seeing this and i could tell other fighting companies are gonna try to replicate this look its the future.

Love it!

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

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😅

Love the arena and atmosphere.

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

I’ve spoke to benson many times and he’s wife Marie Henderson they are such nice people I think it’s safe to say we spoke enough to say we’re friends But also Mike bisping is someone who I’ve had many chats with and his kids and wife always say hi to ne when he is messaging and when I was sick once BISPING BEING THE LEGEND HE IS ASKED ME WHAT DO I NEED now not many celebrities reach out like that me and bisping even have our own saying that’s how cool it is BLAZE IT UP BUDDY anyway shout to benson and Marie