August 11, 2012; Denver, CO, USA; Benson Henderson fights Frankie Edgar (not pictured) during UFC 150 at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Former UFC Lightweight champion, Benson Henderson, won a razor close decision at UFC on FOX 10 over Josh Thomson last month. The fight had all the makings of a #1 contender’s bout, but in the end it was marred by the controversial decision. Dana White was not pleased with Henderson’s inability to finish the fight, and made it clear that he would need another win before fighting for UFC gold once again.

Since then, it seems that Jose Aldo, the UFC Featherweight champion, will be moving up to Lightweight to face Anthony Pettis for the Lightweight title. Henderson was none too pleased about the decision, and he let his fans know on Twitter.

Since then, Henderson has been quiet on social media. That was until today, when Rustam Khabilov called Henderson out for a fight at UFC 173:

I would be very happy to fight with such a great fighter like @BensonHenderson on UFC173 in May @ufc @danawhite I'm ready for big fights — Rustam Khabilov (@KhabilovMMA) February 11, 2014

Henderson replied, indicating he is ready to fight Khabilov:

@KhabilovMMA @ufc @danawhite seems like no 1 wants to play with u buddy (mysteriously), well I'll be ur huckleberry…I'll be ready by June — Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) February 11, 2014

Henderson’s sly remark about no one wanting to fight Khabilov may be a mistake on his part. The fighter that Dana White said no one wanted to fight was Khabib Nurmagomedov, not Rustam Khabilov. Henderson would not be the first fighter to make that mistake, however, as Rafael Dos Anjos believed he was fighting Nurmagomedov when in reality, he had signed on to fight Khabilov.

In the end, Khabilov was forced to pull out of the UFC 170 bout with Dos Anjos, and the UFC booked the Dos Anjos/Nurmagomedov fight for UFC on FOX 11.

Now Khabilov is on his way back to full health, and is looking to fight the former champion at UFC 173. Henderson is seemingly ready to go, so the only thing left to do is have them sign the dotted line.