Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson made waves when he decided to leave the organization in favor of Bellator MMA.Immediately Henderson was granted a shot at the welterweight title. Unfortunately for Henderson his debut was spoiled by a spectacular performance by champion Andrey Koreshkov. Koreshkov used his size to punihs Henderson for five rounds en route to a decision victory.

Below are the full results from Bellator 153.

MAIN CARD RESULTS:

• Welterweight Championship: Andrey Koreshkov def. Benson Henderson via unanimous decision
• Patricio Freire def. Henry Corrales via submission in  Round 2 at 4:09
• Evangelista Santos def. Brennan Ward via submission in Round 1 at 0:30
• Brent Primus def. Gleristone Santos via split decision
• Michael Page def. Jeremie Holloway via submission in  Round 1 at 2:15

PRELIMINARY CARD RESULTS:

• Blair Tugman def. Jay Perrin via split decision
• Tim Caron def. Justin Sumter via TKO in Round 2 at 3:38
• Sam Watford def. Dean Hancock via submission in Round 1 at 1:44
• Chris Foster def. Vovka Clay via unanimous decision
• Matt Bessette def. Keith Richardson via TKO in  Round 2 at 3:14
• Mike Zichelle def. Joe Cronin via submission in Round 1 at 1:26
• Chris Honeycutt def. Matt Secor via unanimous decision
• Djamil Chan def. Richard Patishnock via knockout in Round 1 at 3:09
•  Vovka Clay def. Sam Watford via unanimous decision