Shane Roller vs Ben Henderson WEC 40 fight in the works for April 5

A lightweight match-up between Shane Roller (5-1) and Ben "Smooth" Henderson (7-1) is possible to go down at WEC 40: "Torres vs. Bowles," which takes place in Chicago, Ill., on April 5.

Roller was a three-time All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State University (OSU). He now trains mixed martial arts full time with former collegiate teammates Jake Rosholt and Johny Hendricks at Team Takedown in Texas.

He lost his pro debut after a tough third round technical knockout at the hands of Jake Pruitt in September 2007; however, Roller has won five straight bouts since then, finishing each of his opponents in the first round (three technical knockouts and two submissions).

Roller's last two fights have both been submission wins under the WEC banner. He won with a guillotine choke over Todd Moore at WEC 35 last August and then tapped out the former "X Games" star and one-time number one ranked inline skater in the world, Mike Budnik, at WEC 37 in December.

Henderson made his promotional debut on the WEC 38 card a little more than a week ago, filling in as a substitute for the injured Ed "9mm" Ratcliff. Despite his status as a late replacement, he came through with an impressive performance and left with a second round submission win.

He's put together seven straight wins, including a hard fought unanimous decision over UFC veteran Diego Saraiva last October. Six of his eight career wins have been by submission.

Hometown native Miguel Torres will defend his 135-pound title in the main event of WEC 40 against number one contender Brian Bowles. Jeff Curran will make his bantamweight debut as well on the main card against Joseph Benavidez in a number one contender eliminator match.

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