Dan Henderson reminds fans prior to UFC 82 ...

Can’t wait for the fight.

really hope hendo wins but i have no idea

I agree with him. According to bloggers on this sight, Silva is untouchable. I personally think Hendo’s going to take it to him in dominating fashion. No disrespect to the Spida…I just don’t think there are any 185ers that can hang with Dan right now.

I think he’s 1b when it comes to 205. Put him and Rampage in the cage 10 times and it might be 5 to 5.

he wins a couple of fights in the ufc and is pound for pound the best with the only top guy he beat being franklin.

Anderson does not even care about wrestling. If Dan starts to get dangerous on him, he will simply thai kick or knee the f**k out of his face.

That is what is so great about Silva is that he takes his opponent out of their comfort zone. He makes them feel inferior at the the things they feel superior at(Silva and T Lutter).

Silva will KO Hendo if he gets close enough to clinch or wrestle

Hendo cracking a joke in the interview –
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On UFC president Dana White saying it was like pulling teeth to get Henderson to come down to 185 pounds:

“It wasn’t pulling teeth. I already lost my teeth. He couldn’t do much of that.”
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Henderson truely seems ready for this fight and he is 100% correct that Anderson Silva has not faced a wrestler in the UFC. He has faced strikers and a fat Travis Lutter.

Remember there was once a champ in the LHW division that was fighting opponents with styles taylor made for him to KO. That is the same thing that has been happening with Silva. Will Hendo pull a Rampage? He is much more than capable.

(by pulling a Rampage, I am not indicating that Hendo already holds a win over Silva…)

Good luck Dan

I am rooting for you!

love the pyhological warfare

He makes a good point. That’s why most avid MMA fans don’t count Hendo out in this fight. Those greco guys from Team Quest are tough as nails. If Silva wins this fight, I’m going to crown him the P4P king without a doubt. Hendo brings something to this fight that Lutter, Franklin, Marquardt and Leben didn’t. I can honestly see this fight going both ways.

Henderson is coming in to take Silva down to the ground. Silva can’t stop that! I really think even standing up Henderson power is just to much. Silva has his hands full. Remember it was around a year ago that Henderson beat Wandi. I can’t see Silva having the same results!Even still Silva is Baddddd!

Hendo is winning this fight.

Bet now, and make BIG $$$$

henderson can for sure win this fight and i expect he will but anything can happen, i would love to see him take the belt,although silva is a true champion

Hendo makes good points. In the UFC, the only guy to see a second round was Lutter and that is because he took Silva down. Hendo has a very good shot of beating the Spider.

I tend to agree – I dont think Silva will be able to strike Hendo as cleanly as he has against Franklin..

I’d be somewhat surprised if Silva wins actually, i hope its a war

he wins a couple of fights in the ufc and is pound for pound the best with the only top guy he beat being franklin.

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you know that is actually very true…there is so much hype coming frm joe rogan and now specially dana white….which dana in the beginning oppesed silva cuz he though the spider was a nobody like the time shogun called out chuck when pride was in its last event….he called shogun a nobody but when he sigen him he was all ready to give shoguna title shot if he beat griffin. anyways hes has only beat one top 5 fighter in his career span..rich franklin. i dont consider nate marquardt a top 10 really…he went thru 3 fighter low rank fighter in the ufc…gets title shot and embarress himself. evry other guys basically fought to the death with silva..specially leben and franklin..they took knock out shots and kept on…marquardt got over confident in his ground game got switched and took one shot to the face and rolled over and hide hs face!

I see Henderson overwhelming Silva. His style is tailor made for this fight. I don’t see Silva being able to stop Hendo from taking him down. He’s far more rounded than anyone Silva has ever fought in or out of the UFC. Travis Lutter was able to get a takedown despite looking terminally ill due to the amount of weight he’d tried to cut last minute. I rate Silva highly, I just don’t think his game is rounded enough for him to be pushed as the best pound for pound fighter in the world.

Hendo has to win, he is going to put Anderson on his back, and beat on him the whole time.

Surely this fight is a much bigger challenge for Henderson than the Rampage fight was???

hendo’s not bad but not that amazing on the ground and silva has a pretty good defensive ground game. I think hendo might have the advantage on the ground, but the logic of “he’ll take him to the ground and win” is thin.

I’m really hoping to see hendo KO silva with a right hook while silva’s going for the clinch. If this fight goes to the ground it could getty pretty boring in a hurry.

Don’t forget Rampage hurt his hand on Hendo’s head. I think if Silva were to KO hendo then we have to crown him a bad mofo. I think there is a contrast of styles. It should be interesting to watch.

Why do fighters and bloggers put soooo much emphasis on a guy’s fight history. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard guys talking about ‘well..he lost to so and so 4 years ago, so of course, he’s going to lose again’.

Don’t you think these guys learn from their loses, get better, and become more focused?

Didn’t some guy named GSP lose to this guy named Matt Hughes in their first fight?

Didn’t some guy named Quinton Jackson lose to this guy named Marvin Eastman in their first fight?

Didn’t some guy named Chuck Liddell lose to this guy named Jeremy Horn in their first fight?

I’m not buying into the hype that a guy’s history in Pride, UFC, or any other org will be a determining factor in his current fights.

Anderson Silva has only improved every area of his fighting. BJJ, striking, moving, discipline – these things take time to improve, and, Anderson Silva shows that he has improved in every aspect of his game. I like Dan henderson, but, A. Silva doesn’t brawl like W. Silva. Rich Franklin and Nate Marquardt supposedly had good chins, so did Chris Leben. I think Anderson Silva’s BJJ will neutralize Hendo’s wrestling…and that will leave it to striking. Which, Anderson will surgically pick Hendo apart.

Silva isnt gonna KO Hendo i dont even think its possible. Ive seen him take huge blows that would KO the average fighter and he just keeps going unphased. However i dont think he will be able to finish the spider so Im gonna say Hendo by decision. Hes back to being Decision Dan.

Alot of ppl insisted that Matt Hughes would beat Silva because of his superb wrestling but, he lack great striking balence it out and Henderson is the perfect opponent to beat Silva good chin, fast powerfull hands and great wrestling, of course sub defense as well. now what happens if Hendo looses again thats 2 fights, 2 titles what now. also what happens if spider looses mmmmmmmm not sure. I still think Franklin will be back he could easily beat all the up in comers in : Leites, Kampmann, Cote, and rematch TAnner and Okami, also Marquardt if you think about it suddenly the MW division is getting pretty good, once Terrel comes back as well it wont be too bad.

Hendo will try to rush at Silva and close the distance fast before Silva can unleash his superior striking, they will clinch, if Hendo can avoid Silva’s knees to the face and ribs, then he will take him down and punish him. Conditioning will play a big factor in later rounds as Silva did not pass 2nd round yet. Hendo needs to play safe, stay away from Silva’s connecting arsenal and counter. Wait for 3rd, 4, 5th rounds and settle for a ground and pound, lay and prey decision victory.

he wins a couple of fights in the ufc and is pound for pound the best with the only top guy he beat being franklin.

LOL He absolutely destroyed the guys he’s faced. There’s a difference between winning a fight and dominating. That’s why BJ deserves more credit for finishing Joe Daddy than Sherk does by laying on Hermes.

tabascoSAUCE: you make some good points, but I think the standup is definately the biggest unknown in this fight. There’s not doubt that Silva has a big advantage on his feet, but even if Henderson can’t do much on the ground, if he gets takedowns easily, I think he can do a decent job of neutralizing Silva’s striking. If he can do that, I think the right hook might take Silva by surprise. Maybe not, though. Silva has incredible focus.

1-Anderson Silva
2-Dan Henderson
3-????
4-(MArquardt or Franklin)
5-Okami
6-Leites or Lutter if beats Franklin
7-Tanner if he beats Okami
8-Mcdonald
9-Kampman or Terrell if they come back
10-Cote with 2 more solid wins

I’m still pulling for silva by KO, hendo acts as if silva came straight from Pride when in reality he was fighting at cage rage and became champion there also. The spider got used to the cage already a long time ago, while hendo only had one fight in the cage. hendo definitely has some skills that might give the spider a run for his money, but still, I just don’t see the spider losing. This is going to be a great fight, may the best man win.

if Hendo cannot take out Silva… NOBODY CAN.. just connect 1 time wit that right hook and its OVER.. DONE.. NIGHTY NIGHT =)

I’m wondering how long Hendo will stick with the UFC, especially if he doesn’t win? Some of his answers to questions really seemed to contradict what Dana and the UFC stand for. Seems like he disagrees with a lot of things.

The Silva backers are using the dismantling of Leban and Franklin as there basis for their pick. But I think those are scewed information fights because of styles. Franklin and Leban will bang with you, in your face. Hendo will bag with you, but that really isnt his bread and butter. He will bang then take you down. And then repeat.

I see Hendo having more ways to win then Silva.

Hendo by (T)KO
Hendo by decision

Silva by decision only

If the bigger, stronger fighters in the LHW division have not been able to KO Hendo, I really, really dont think Silva will be able to.

There are alot more unknowns going into this fight for Silva then Hendo.

Can Silva go to the championship rounds?
Can Silva take a big right to the chin?
Can Silva surivive GnP from someone that did not just get off of a week long fast?(sp?)
What will Silva do if his clinch is deemed useless?

I think we already know Hendo and what to expect.

This is going to be awsome!!

According to GracieFighter, David Tarrell has been official released from his contract by the UFC. Tarell once considered one of the top up-and-comers in the sport, has not been active fighting since 2006, due to pay issues and injuries.

Tarell holds one of only two black belts given by Cesar Gracie, the other one being fellow training partner Nick Diaz.

Tarell holds wins over Matt Lindland, Scott Smith, and Joey Villasenor. He is best know for knocking out Matt Lindand in just 24 seconds at UFC 49.

In an attempt to make a comeback, Tarell was scheduled to fight Ed Herman at UFC 78, but was forced out with an ankle injury.

David Terrell has been officialy released from his UFC contract.

Plagued by injuries and unhappy with the financial terms of his bout agreements, Terrell sat out the remainder of his contract. Now focused on getting his career back on track, Terrell will be looking to signing and fighting with another organization.

Tarell just turned 30 but has been fighting and training with top level guys since 1999. If Tarell signs with EliteXC he will join his fellow teammates Nick Diaz and Jake Shields.

The top pound-for-pound fighter is GSP….

Really cant wait for this fight, Ive been a big Silva fan for a long time now and this is definately his toughest test yet. I like Hendo alot too, but gotta pull for the Spider. Man, talk about coming in and getting top level fighters. Kinda sux for him, but if he does lose, he will by far be the toughest and most skilled fighter in the UFC with an 0 for record. What would he do from there?

I wonder if his contract is for 1 fight again. anyone know?

Hendo cracking a joke in the interview -
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On UFC president Dana White saying it was like pulling teeth to get Henderson to come down to 185 pounds:

“It wasn’t pulling teeth. I already lost my teeth. He couldn’t do much of that.”
"

Henderson truely seems ready for this fight and he is 100% correct that Anderson Silva has not faced a wrestler in the UFC. He has faced strikers and a fat Travis Lutter.

Remember there was once a champ in the LHW division that was fighting opponents with styles taylor made for him to KO. That is the same thing that has been happening with Silva. Will Hendo pull a Rampage? He is much more than capable.

(by pulling a Rampage, I am not indicating that Hendo already holds a win over Silva…)

  About silva not been good against wrestlers is true watch the fight with dayju takase that dude controlled the whole fight and then submitted him. he’s not even top ranked but still managed to defeat him…Watch that fight it used to be on you tube . Its pride 26 bad to the bone i think…

Nate Marquardt is a sick wrestler and Lutter has a rediculous ground game. Lets also keep in mind one of those losses was one of the luckiest submissions ever by Ryo Chonan after being absolutely dominated.
Also that was almost 4 years ago and 9 fights have passed. Fighters get better, especially with his kind of training camp. Hendo is going to look stupid in this fight. Silva punishes you even when u have him on his back. Expect some facial reconstructive surgery for Mr. Hollywood.

So according to Dan, the guys he fought weren’t good wrestlers… and that’s why he lost? OK, first of all, Nate Marquardt is a good wrestler. Second, Anderson Silva’s two losses in Pride were by submission, he did not lose to wrestlers. Dan sounds overconfident; Anderson Silva may not be the best pound for pound fighter in the world (I don’t know how he could be with poor wrestling and less than perfect jiu jitsu) but I’m definitely predicting Anderson Silva by TKO. Henderson doesn’t have a suspect chin, but I don’t think he’s acknowledged Anderson’s ability to connect with a higher percentage of his punches, which is really what I would call Anderson’s strength in the ring. Hendo won’t go down with one punch, but he’ll go down with a flurry.

About silva not been good against wrestlers is true watch the fight with dayju takase that dude controlled the whole fight and then submitted him. he’s not even top ranked but still managed to defeat him…Watch that fight it used to be on you tube . Its pride 26 bad to the bone i think…

That was a long time ago, and silva has been working on his wrestling during the past year (at least that’s what he says). I think silva will shut up a lot of ppl that talks bad about his ground game, after this fight, there won’t be any more doubts (both ways).

Here is my prediction on what will detemine this fight…………… Greco Roman Clinch > Muy Thai CLinch

What about Marquardt?? he’s not just a striker, he was the king of Pancrase!

We are talking about someone that just went the distance with Rampage. IMO Hendo is on a totally different level than Silva. Not to mention he gave Wanderlei a hell of a first fight and won the next fight. Hendo is a beast and if he dominates the MW division he should move back up.

I’m still pulling for silva by KO, hendo acts as if silva came straight from Pride when in reality he was fighting at cage rage and became champion there also. The spider got used to the cage already a long time ago, while hendo only had one fight in the cage. hendo definitely has some skills that might give the spider a run for his money, but still, I just don’t see the spider losing. This is going to be a great fight, may the best man win.

One fight in the cage, huh?

One fight in the cage, huh?

errh, yeah

errh, yeah

Haha Linx, you’r way off buddy. Hendo has been fighting in a cage since before Anderson was born. With Frank Shamrock back in the old UFC days.

yeah, you’re talking WAY back. like that makes any difference nowadays.

I think it’s just about as even as it gets. Both are very very tough and I think both will be able to go the distance. I do agree with Pat, that Silva has not only beaten his opponents, but absolutely destroyed them, and destroyed Franklin twice. Defeating anyone twice in a row is an accomplishment, and Franklin in my opinion is big and a beast. I don’t count Chris Leben, a monkey could beat him, but Lutter and Marquardt are legit. But you cannot disregard the only man to hold two weight division championships at the same time, the same man who broke a dude’s hand with his head and kept on trucking. I think Hendo will be able to withstand those knees better than Rich, but my concern for him is the unorthodox striking of Anderson, and if he can prepare aptly for it. He seems confident that he has. I wouldn’t at all be surprised of a split decision in this match up.

These comments are just what this fight needs. Nice work Dan.

The other difference with Hendo is that he has no fear and loves to fight the best in the world, which he said was a pre-requisite before signing with the UFC – fighting on the top contenders.

His mental strength, fighting talends will see Hendo win this one in the second or third by hammers fists on the ground.

p.s sorry about spelling at work and not meant to be on here, so had to rush :)

That pic is what all of Dans pictures will look like in the future, with his mouth cropped out after he loses all the rest of his teeth

yeah, you’re talking WAY back. like that makes any difference nowadays.

linx your an idiot

I’m still pulling for silva by KO, hendo acts as if silva came straight from Pride when in reality he was fighting at cage rage and became champion there also. The spider got used to the cage already a long time ago, while hendo only had one fight in the cage. hendo definitely has some skills that might give the spider a run for his money, but still, I just don’t see the spider losing. This is going to be a great fight, may the best man win.

dude hendo won the 98 tournament in the ufc so he did not fight in the cage for the 1st time against rampage, please do ur research before u speak

Hendo is winning this fight.

Bet now, and make BIG $$$$

Great advice!!

Sure dude. If wrestling always wins Chase Beebe would still be a WEC champ.

Just as a tidbit, Hendo lost (arguably twice) to a fighter named Misaki. Misaki was beat two times by Nate the great… Who was DESTROYED by Silva.

Hendo is extremely overrated

Hendo’s GnP is very lackluster and his cardio is suspect. But hey, he beat Wandy so who cares.

linx your an idiot

Let’s play nice children.

We are talking about someone that just went the distance with Rampage. IMO Hendo is on a totally different level than Silva. Not to mention he gave Wanderlei a hell of a first fight and won the next fight. Hendo is a beast and if he dominates the MW division he should move back up.

Is he also on a whole different level than the guy who beat him in his last MW fight and all the guys he barely won a decision against in Pride??

dude hendo won the 98 tournament in the ufc so he did not fight in the cage for the 1st time against rampage, please do ur research before u speak

Dude, do you really think the experience hendo had in the two fights from his UFC 10 years ago will have an effect on his comfort zone today? The dude fought for 10 years in the ring, that’s a LONG time before. Do you remember the job you had ten years ago and how you handled your day to day chores?

Here is my prediction on what will detemine this fight…………… Greco Roman Clinch > Muy Thai CLinch

Both fighters are masters in their respective clinch. This fight will not settle which clinch is superior, as both are used for very different purposes.

In the clinch game I think the advantage will go to the fighter who can lock in their particular brand of clinch first. If Anderson can lock his Muay Thai clinch first, Dan will certainly eat knees. If Dan locks a Greco clinch first, it’s an automatic takedown.

I think that Anderson will win this fight, he brings a more extensive and varied arsenal to the table than Dan (ground game and stand up).

the thing about Silva is that even when he does get in a little bit of danger there is no frantic covering or anything. he is so calm it is amazing. The guy really needs to get props for his ground game. He has great BJJ but he would rather knock you out. If it does go to the ground it is a toss up imo.

I’m still pulling for silva by KO, hendo acts as if silva came straight from Pride when in reality he was fighting at cage rage and became champion there also. The spider got used to the cage already a long time ago, while hendo only had one fight in the cage. hendo definitely has some skills that might give the spider a run for his money, but still, I just don’t see the spider losing. This is going to be a great fight, may the best man win.

Henderson has fought more than once in the cage. This will actually be his 4th fight in the octagon.

travis lutter is a good wrestler and he got subbed by silva so his comment is not 100% accurate. should be a great fight and i am looking forward to it. it will be a war.

another pride guy is going to be carried out dreaming of what could have been silva submitted travis and if he goes down he will be ok. dan has one chance he hits hard real hard but my money is on anderson but i cant wait lets get it on…….

The Silva backers are using the dismantling of Leban and Franklin as there basis for their pick. But I think those are scewed information fights because of styles. Franklin and Leban will bang with you, in your face. Hendo will bag with you, but that really isnt his bread and butter. He will bang then take you down. And then repeat.

I see Hendo having more ways to win then Silva.

Hendo by (T)KO
Hendo by decision

Silva by decision only

If the bigger, stronger fighters in the LHW division have not been able to KO Hendo, I really, really dont think Silva will be able to.

There are alot more unknowns going into this fight for Silva then Hendo.

Can Silva go to the championship rounds?
Can Silva take a big right to the chin?
Can Silva surivive GnP from someone that did not just get off of a week long fast?(sp?)
What will Silva do if his clinch is deemed useless?

I think we already know Hendo and what to expect.

This is going to be awsome!!

silva by decision only…..put down the crack pipe and understand that he has concrete blocks on the end of his arms and can knock anyone out at any time. period.

Mania, how is “dumb” worse than “idiot”? and “ignorant” I’d put in the same level as “idiot”. Why does my post always get edited/deleted for saying things that are equivalent to others which do get posted? Just wondering, please reply.

The Silva backers are using the dismantling of Leban and Franklin as there basis for their pick. But I think those are scewed information fights because of styles. Franklin and Leban will bang with you, in your face. Hendo will bag with you, but that really isnt his bread and butter. He will bang then take you down. And then repeat.

I see Hendo having more ways to win then Silva.

Hendo by (T)KO
Hendo by decision

Silva by decision only

If the bigger, stronger fighters in the LHW division have not been able to KO Hendo, I really, really dont think Silva will be able to.

There are alot more unknowns going into this fight for Silva then Hendo.

Can Silva go to the championship rounds?
Can Silva take a big right to the chin?
Can Silva surivive GnP from someone that did not just get off of a week long fast?(sp?)
What will Silva do if his clinch is deemed useless?

I think we already know Hendo and what to expect.

This is going to be awsome!!

I don’t think Anderson needs to use the clinch at all. I am basing my opinion that Silva will win off of the fact that every round starts standing up. Sure, Hendo can take Silva down, and he can probably keep him there. Silva will be working for submissions or trying to get up, but I’d give the advantage on the ground to Hendo for sure. The problem is, he has to take him there again and again unless he finishes him early. I think Hendo’s advantage (his wrestling) will ultimately be his undoing because Silva knows he is going to have to use it again and again, and in those moments when Henderson is vulnerable, grabbing the single leg or just moving in for a shoot, I think Anderson will punish Hendo, and like I said in my previous post, Anderson doesn’t win with his power, he wins with his accuracy. Silva will land his punches and that should be enough to take Hendo out. I’m well aware of Hendo’s chin, and this is a solid matchup, I’m not looking past Henderson, I just feel that Anderson is going to be hard to finish, with the training of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (who has submitted Henderson, and perhaps helped his brother, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, devise a plan to submit Hendo as well, 2 and 1/2 years later) and the fact that he will be so hard to finish will lead to Hendo losing via TKO. I don’t think he’ll be knocked completely unconscious, just dazed to the point that the ref calls the fight.

I am in shock that everyone on this site really thinks hendo is going to win. I will guarantee silva will win. Good wrestling is nowhere near enough to beat him, are you kidding me. Everyone will be wrong except for me!!!

TO DAN HENDERSON:

#1. Only losing two out of five total still isn’t shabby.

#2. That was then; this is now.

#3. Good luck Dan…you’ll need it!

Hendo is winning this fight.

Bet now, and make BIG $$$$

Already did… I like the way you think.

Nate Marquardt is a sick wrestler and Lutter has a rediculous ground game. Lets also keep in mind one of those losses was one of the luckiest submissions ever by Ryo Chonan after being absolutely dominated.
Also that was almost 4 years ago and 9 fights have passed. Fighters get better, especially with his kind of training camp. Hendo is going to look stupid in this fight. Silva punishes you even when u have him on his back. Expect some facial reconstructive surgery for Mr. Hollywood.

  I said dayju takase not ryo chonan!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One fight in the cage, huh?

Sure dude. If wrestling always wins Chase Beebe would still be a WEC champ.

Just as a tidbit, Hendo lost (arguably twice) to a fighter named Misaki. Misaki was beat two times by Nate the great… Who was DESTROYED by Silva.

Hendo is extremely overrated

Umm Nate was controlling the fight until he was caught flat footed…

“He also has a thundering right hand”

His left ain’t that bad either, i’m sure Wanderlei can tell you.

I’m still pulling for silva by KO, hendo acts as if silva came straight from Pride when in reality he was fighting at cage rage and became champion there also. The spider got used to the cage already a long time ago, while hendo only had one fight in the cage. hendo definitely has some skills that might give the spider a run for his money, but still, I just don’t see the spider losing. This is going to be a great fight, may the best man win.

he fought in the cage twice before rampage

How come the promos are saying “THIS SATURDAY”????

makes a difference when you’re fighting fighters who get steroid tests regularly

the thing about Silva is that even when he does get in a little bit of danger there is no frantic covering or anything. he is so calm it is amazing. The guy really needs to get props for his ground game. He has great BJJ but he would rather knock you out. If it does go to the ground it is a toss up imo.

this could b fight of the year…spider does come from the best camp around,,,look who he is training with…i jus hope danny isnt takeing hgh like that bum randy and his gold-digger skank wife

Well one of those losses was when Silva fought with a broken foot and got caught in one of the most amazing submissions ever and the other was one of the coolest illegal kicks that resulted in a DQ so I wouldn’t say those two losses should take away from Silva being considered the best pound for pound in the world. That being said Henderson does have the perfect style to match up with Silva so if Hendo is smart enough to not try and stand with Silva he has a good chance of pulling off the win, but even if he can take it to the ground Silva has showed he’s far from a push over there.

silva is too damn quick, if you take him down he is capable of jumping right back up, and is wrestling doesn’t seem bad either..

hendo should control him for 5 rounds. I don’t see that,

by the way, marquardt is a great wrestler of his own

LOL He absolutely destroyed the guys he’s faced. There’s a difference between winning a fight and dominating. That’s why BJ deserves more credit for finishing Joe Daddy than Sherk does by laying on Hermes.

Comparing their overall game, I still think Faber is better P4P.

Why do fighters and bloggers put soooo much emphasis on a guy’s fight history. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard guys talking about ‘well..he lost to so and so 4 years ago, so of course, he’s going to lose again’.

Don’t you think these guys learn from their loses, get better, and become more focused?

Didn’t some guy named GSP lose to this guy named Matt Hughes in their first fight?

Didn’t some guy named Quinton Jackson lose to this guy named Marvin Eastman in their first fight?

Didn’t some guy named Chuck Liddell lose to this guy named Jeremy Horn in their first fight?

I’m not buying into the hype that a guy’s history in Pride, UFC, or any other org will be a determining factor in his current fights.

Anderson Silva has only improved every area of his fighting. BJJ, striking, moving, discipline – these things take time to improve, and, Anderson Silva shows that he has improved in every aspect of his game. I like Dan henderson, but, A. Silva doesn’t brawl like W. Silva. Rich Franklin and Nate Marquardt supposedly had good chins, so did Chris Leben. I think Anderson Silva’s BJJ will neutralize Hendo’s wrestling…and that will leave it to striking. Which, Anderson will surgically pick Hendo apart.

Top post! You have hit the nail on the head. Fighters change and evolve so much over a course of only a couple of years.

Ancient losses (much like ancient wins a la Tito) don’t count for much when it comes to predicting fights. I think you need to look at a fighters last 4-5 to judge where their at.

I think Silva will be too sharp on his feet for Hendo, use his reach advantage and keep his distance to avoid the takedown.

If he does manage the takedown Silva’s BJJ is slick enough to keep Hendo from causing any real damage.

That being said this is sooo close.

Hendo cracking a joke in the interview -
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On UFC president Dana White saying it was like pulling teeth to get Henderson to come down to 185 pounds:

“It wasn’t pulling teeth. I already lost my teeth. He couldn’t do much of that.”
"

Henderson truely seems ready for this fight and he is 100% correct that Anderson Silva has not faced a wrestler in the UFC. He has faced strikers and a fat Travis Lutter.

Remember there was once a champ in the LHW division that was fighting opponents with styles taylor made for him to KO. That is the same thing that has been happening with Silva. Will Hendo pull a Rampage? He is much more than capable.

(by pulling a Rampage, I am not indicating that Hendo already holds a win over Silva…)

ViolentMike: Do I smell a little Hendo biased? I am not the typical US fans that Hendo was talking about, I have seen the ups and downs of Andersons Silva’s career. However, a lot has changed since Anderson’s days in Pride.

1st off in PRIDE Anderson was training with Chute box, while in the UFC he is training with Noguera and the (former) Brazilian top team.

Also Anderson had a worse PRIDE record when you compare it to Silva’s undefeated UFC record. The irony is that he has faced better oppositioni n the UFC than he has in PRIDE, I just think since Silva has come to the UFC he has really come into his own and is much more refined then the old Pride silva.

Silva never really faced top opposition in PRIDE. He faced:

1.Alex “who called himself the Brazilian Killer” Steibling (W)
2.Carlos Newton (w)
3.Ryo Chonan (L)
4.Diaju Takase…. I cant remeber who won that fight.

Now that Silva has come into his own in the UFC, he has faced much tougher competition and ran through it all:

1. Chris Leben (Destroyed)
2. Rich Franklin (who is better then anyone he ever faced in Pride, Silva Destroyed him too)
3. Travis Fatboy Lutter
4. Nate Marquardt (also better then anyone he fought in PRIDE)
   Silva made Marquardt look silly
5. Rich Franklin (Destroyed again)

So, as much as I like Henderson, I cant really agree with his statements. Comparing the Pride silva to the UFC Silva is like compairing apples and Oranges.

I have no idea who will win the Mega Fight between Silva and Hendo…all I know is it will be an amazing fight, with many possible outcomes….Today’s Anderson Silva has to be mentioned with the top P 4 P fighters, then again so does Hando…. If Silva can beat Dan Henderson….then no body will beat him at 185.

This will be one of those fights that give fans goosebumps during te entire fight. I will never forget how Nervous I was during the wanderlei vs. Liddell fight, I expect this match up to be no different!

Henderson will be too powerful and strong for Siva. If he hasn’t been knocked out fighting at 205, as great as Silva is I cannot see him doing it. There is no way that I can see Silva not get taken down and when that happens Dan’s strength and wrestling will dominate. It will be interesting to see what how Silvas clinch works with Dan. It will be an interesting fight, but I do not think it will go more than 3 rounds.

we have never seen what happens to Silva if he gets to 4th or 5th round, maybe his striking will not be as crisp and Henderson will exploit that.

What silve must do to defeat Hendo:
1. Keep his distance: Use his freakishly long arms, and enjoy the reach advantage to pick Hendo apart. Henderson has very tricky and a somewhat unorthadox striking style, so Silva needs to be very careful.. Hendo swings like a madman, and if he connects against anyone…it will result in a KO. Silva does a great job of circling during stand up part of a fight, he has to keep circling and picking Hendo apart. The more he circles the better chance Silva has of staying on his feet.

2. THE CLINCH: This will be a very interestin and important aspect of the fight. Both Silva and Hendo have very effective clinch game, but their Clinch’s are completely different from each others. Silva is a master of the Tai clinch, Henderson has a very dominant Greco-clinch based entirely on over and under-hooks. The clinch is a huge part of Silva’s arsenal, but he may have to abondon that in this fight, or only implement it if he gets Hendo “ROCKED”. I say this because if Silva attempts to clinch, it will close the distance for Hendo and give Hendo a chance to put Silva on his back. I am very curious to see how willing Silva will be to clinch in this fight.

3. Grappling/ Ground n Pound: Silva and Hendo are probably pretty even in the grappling department. Both have great submissions as well as great submission defense. I doubt either fighter will be able to win this fight by submission.
Hendo clearly has the wrestling edge, although Silva’s wrestling has shown much improvement (just look at that beautiful switchin momentum takedown he got Marquardt on the ground with. Submissions game is pretty equal in this fight but I would give a slight edge to Silva, becausee his long limbs give him a slight advantage. for instance Silva has amazing body triangles and “Back Control”… Hendo can not let silva take his back.

This fight will be a very close and hard fought fight. Hendo has probably the strongest Jaw in the weight class, then again I dont ever recall Silva being KO. Can anyone tell me if Anderson has ever lost a fight by Knock out?

Hendo’s jaw has proved to hold up through many powerfully, crushing Bombs. However Silva is a different Kind of striking. Silva posses power, but his striking is really based around speed and some of the best accuracy ever seen in mma. If Silva cant Ko Hendo, then nobody ever will.

When its all said and done, this could be one of the greatest fights in mma history, let alone the fight of the year.

My prediction is….. The winner will be…..The FANS!!!!

silva by decision only…..put down the crack pipe and understand that he has concrete blocks on the end of his arms and can knock anyone out at any time. period.

Can Anderson silva make it in the Championship rounds? Dude you do realize that all the fights in PRIDE were 20 minutes long right, not to mention the grueling 10 minute 1st round.
Conditioning will not be a factor in this fight.

we have never seen what happens to Silva if he gets to 4th or 5th round, maybe his striking will not be as crisp and Henderson will exploit that.

EVERY PRIDE fight is 20 minutes LONG! CONDITIONING WONT BE A FACTOR FOR EITHER FIGHTER!

I’m still pulling for silva by KO, hendo acts as if silva came straight from Pride when in reality he was fighting at cage rage and became champion there also. The spider got used to the cage already a long time ago, while hendo only had one fight in the cage

Dan Henderson has fought in a cage prior to his fight with Rampage. In fact, his first 4 pro mma fights were in a cage. First two at the Brazil Open 97 and he had two fights at UFC 17. However, those fights were 10 years ago. But all this time, Hendo has been training at Team Quest and helping out fighters through the years such as Lindland, Couture, and all of the Team Quest fighters that he has trained and cornered for fights that were fought in a cage. So the cage isn’t entirely new to Dan.

When Hendo tries to take Silva down he will just get kneed on the face. Silva will keep his distance from Hendo, working on the legs with kicks and avoiding the big punch. This fight will be so similar to the one against Lee Murray back in 2005 I think. Dan will get stale after a few rounds of getting his legs worked on and wont be as fast. He will be a target for Silva in the later rounds. I see Silva winning by decision, unanimous!

This fight will be a very close and hard fought fight. Hendo has probably the strongest Jaw in the weight class, then again I dont ever recall Silva being KO. Can anyone tell me if Anderson has ever lost a fight by Knock out?

John, Anderson has never been KO’d before either.

Thanks for answering my question my Violent-homie! I didnt think so either.

Dude, do you really think the experience hendo had in the two fights from his UFC 10 years ago will have an effect on his comfort zone today? The dude fought for 10 years in the ring, that’s a LONG time before. Do you remember the job you had ten years ago and how you handled your day to day chores?

first of all he fought in the octagon 10 years ago, not the ring if u wanna be technical. and ure the biggest idiot ever

WHO HAS SPIDER BEATEN LETS SEE HIM LAST 5 LET ALONE 2 ROUNDS WITH THE LIKES OF JACKSON BARNET NORIAGA SILVA AND OTHERS .NO ONE HAS BROUGHT UP HENDERSON HAD A TRAINING ACCIDENT RE INJURING HIS HUNIATED DISC A WEEK BEFOR THE JACKSON FIGHT TAKEING AWAY SOME OF HIS STRENTH. EVERY ONE IS SAYING WHAT ABOUT THE CLINCH WANDERLY HAS A GREAT CLINCH AND IT DID HIM NO GOOD AGAINST HENDERSON . THE CLINCH WILL HURT SPIDER BADLY IF HE GRABS BE HIND HENDERSONS HEAD THATS GREAT. THIS LEAVES SPIDER NO PROTECTION FROM HENDERSON BUSTING HIM UP IN THE RIBS LIKE HE DID TO WANDERLY.OR GRABING BEHIND THE HEAD HENDERSON WILL RUSH HIS TRIP HIM BACKWARDS AND POUND HIM ON THE GROUND BEST POUND FOR POUND LETS BE REAL SPIDER HAS NEVER HELD A BELT OUT OF THIS CLASS HENDERSON HELD 2 AT THE SAME TIME IN TWO CLASSES LETS SEE SPIDER BEAT A WORLD CLASS HEAVYWEIGHT AND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT. IF A WORLD CLASS HEAVYWEIGHT CANT KNOCK HIM OUT HOW CAN SPIDER LETS BE REAL

first of all he fought in the octagon 10 years ago, not the ring if u wanna be technical. and ure the biggest idiot ever

read over again, who is the idiot?

Hendo was fighting in the cage when Silva was still in high school. He fought in the UFC before Pride.

True…Hendo WAS also a training partner with Randy Couture. SO WHAT? That was then and this is now. The past doesn’t matter. All that matters is; Which of these guys is going to come in prepared, AND with a better game plan than the other? SILVA 2ND ROUND KO!

you can catch this interview on video at extremefighting.tv
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hope it is a good fight. i think silva by knockout 2nd round.

he reminds people of pride. AHHHHHHHH R THEY FIGHTING IN PRIDE? NO. JACKSON LOST IN PRIDE 2 BUT HE COULDN"T BET HIM. KEEP TALKING HENDERSON. I’LL BELEIVE U CAN BET HIM WHEN I C IT. AND IF U DO WIN GOOD 4 U. BUT RIGHT NOW I DON’T BELEIVE YOUR GOING 2 DO IT. BUT PROVE ME WRONG. BUT IF U GO 2 THE JUDGES I WON’T THINK MUCH OF THE WIN U GOT ON YOUR RECORD. AND U LIKE GOING 2 THE JUDGES I HAVE SEEN THAT IN U IN PRIDE. FINISH THE FIGHT! IF U CAN.

hope it is a good fight. i think silva by knockout 2nd round.

Thank you, finally someone that agrees.

I see Henderson overwhelming Silva. His style is tailor made for this fight. I don’t see Silva being able to stop Hendo from taking him down. He’s far more rounded than anyone Silva has ever fought in or out of the UFC. Travis Lutter was able to get a takedown despite looking terminally ill due to the amount of weight he’d tried to cut last minute. I rate Silva highly, I just don’t think his game is rounded enough for him to be pushed as the best pound for pound fighter in the world.

lutter got silva down because silva was throwing cazy flying knees and such. sliva was not the least bit concerned with being taken down in that fight, that’s why he got taken down. silva will be a little more careful against and the take downs will be a little harder to come by for hendo.

Violent Mike:

I agree buddy, you of course have to look at your opponent’s past fights to figure a game plan for him. But, Henderson is talking about Silva’s Pride record. If he’s going to put emphasis on his loses in Pride rather on how to Silva has evolved as a fighter, Henderson’s in for a long night.

I’ve read your posts, they have merit vs. some other bloggers here. I don’t know how many times I’ve read other blogs about Ryo Chonnan and fights that happened years ago predicting the way Anderson Silva will fight.

I think guys read too many sherdog fighter’s bios and fight statistics and figure that fighters don’t learn from their mistakes.

True, Silva hasn’t faced a wrestler of Dan Henderson’s pedigree. But, Henderson hasn’t faced a striker as gifted as Silva and is also a BJJ black belt.

Honestly, if you were to rate stand up – would you be more concerned with Anderson’s or Wandy’s? I think a few elbows to the temple and knees to the ribs will bring Hendo to the reality that Anderson Silva is the real deal.

Regardless…I’m probably as pumped up for this PPV as your are.

This truely will, decide who is the best 185’er, and may I add for a long long time.

dont think this fight is going 5 rounds, i think hendy is going to give the spider something he hasnt seen yet in the ufc, im betting on the second round for hendy.

This truely will, decide who is the best 185’er, and may I add for a long long time.

True, but then, WHO WILL BE THE NUMBER 1 CONTENDER???

True, but then, WHO WILL BE THE NUMBER 1 CONTENDER???

ANyone who can knockout wanderlei is dangerous in my book! go HENDO

This truely will, decide who is the best 185’er, and may I add for a long long time.

I definitely disagree. You know, the UFC actually ISN’T the only fighting league in existence. I know this comes as a shock to many people on this site, but it’s the truth. Even more incredible, some of the fighters in other organizations, particularly the champions like Paulo Filho, Frank Shamrock and Robbie Lawler, ARE actually good enough to be in the UFC, but GET THIS- THEY AREN’T!!!!! I know it’s difficult to fathom, but Anderson Silva is not necessarily the best middleweight, EVEN IF he is the UFC Champ and never loses a fight in the organization. The three guys I mentioned earlier belong in the UFC, and between Filho and Shamrock, I’d be willing to bet that one of them would be able to beat Silva. In fact, I bet GSP would embarass Silva. I’m predicting Silva over Hendo, but Silva has serious vulnerability to takedown, submission fighters. Did anyone see the Lutter fight, cause Anderson was not in control the whole time and that’s Travis freaking Lutter- that proves, to me, that Anderson is very beatable. I just don’t think Hendo is going to have the right tools to get it done.

Oh yeah, I also think Machida would beat Anderson if he dropped down. I know this is a little hard to swallow, but trust me it’s a tall glass of truth. Keep it down.

he reminds people of pride. AHHHHHHHH R THEY FIGHTING IN PRIDE? NO. JACKSON LOST IN PRIDE 2 BUT HE COULDN"T BET HIM. KEEP TALKING HENDERSON. I’LL BELEIVE U CAN BET HIM WHEN I C IT. AND IF U DO WIN GOOD 4 U. BUT RIGHT NOW I DON’T BELEIVE YOUR GOING 2 DO IT. BUT PROVE ME WRONG. BUT IF U GO 2 THE JUDGES I WON’T THINK MUCH OF THE WIN U GOT ON YOUR RECORD. AND U LIKE GOING 2 THE JUDGES I HAVE SEEN THAT IN U IN PRIDE. FINISH THE FIGHT! IF U CAN.

WOW! ALL CAPS IS LAME. No need for it.

In case you didn’t see the Jackson/Hendo fight it was amazing and he was fighting LT Heavy and now at Middleweight he will dominate.

How can you say that you won’t think to much of win that goes to the judges??? A “W” is a “W” and you shouldn’t take away from any fighter, some of the best fights in history went to decision. CroCop vs. Fedor for example.

If you want to see KO’s watch heavyweight boxing and leave MMA to real fans.

Hendo will dominate Silva, either by Ground and Pound or Submission.

I want Silva to win just because I think his next step wouod be either moving up or down in weight. No one else really to fight in MW, thats in the UFC anyway. Plus, he’s talked about how he would be willing to fight in both WW and LHW, think he even mentioned fighting Wanderlei if the UFC asked him to.

all of this “if a HW couldnt KO him, how can a MW” is BS. Has anyone ever heard of Randy Couture?

Violent Mike:

I agree buddy, you of course have to look at your opponent’s past fights to figure a game plan for him. But, Henderson is talking about Silva’s Pride record. If he’s going to put emphasis on his loses in Pride rather on how to Silva has evolved as a fighter, Henderson’s in for a long night.

I’ve read your posts, they have merit vs. some other bloggers here. I don’t know how many times I’ve read other blogs about Ryo Chonnan and fights that happened years ago predicting the way Anderson Silva will fight.

I think guys read too many sherdog fighter’s bios and fight statistics and figure that fighters don’t learn from their mistakes.

True, Silva hasn’t faced a wrestler of Dan Henderson’s pedigree. But, Henderson hasn’t faced a striker as gifted as Silva and is also a BJJ black belt.

Honestly, if you were to rate stand up – would you be more concerned with Anderson’s or Wandy’s? I think a few elbows to the temple and knees to the ribs will bring Hendo to the reality that Anderson Silva is the real deal.

Regardless…I’m probably as pumped up for this PPV as your are.

Thanks for getting back at me Tobasco. Points well taken. The Chonan win was a fluke… Also, I NEVER go to Sherdog… The only time I do is if I am looking for a fighter’s record and its not on wikipedia…

Plus, Hendo is my favorite fighter, so anything I write regarding him will have a hint of “Hendo bias” going on.