Dana White: Dan Henderson will wait for a title shot
by Jesse Holland on Feb 3, 2012 2:26 PM EST
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson isn't interested in fighting inside the Octagon unless it's for the 205-pound title.
Fortunately for "Hendo," he may not have to wait very long.
That's because Jon Jones is expected to defend his strap against Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC 145, currently scheduled for Sat., April 21, 2012, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
If "Bones" retains, it's not out of the question for him to compete again in early-to-mid summer, having already mapped out an ambitious 2012 fight campaign.
Here's what White told media members (via Tom Ngo at 5th Round) about Henderson's future:
"Dan Henderson’s in a position right now where it looks like he wants to wait for Jon Jones. We’ll see what happens with this Rashad [Evans] fight."
Henderson was recently offered a headlining bout opposite former PRIDE FC rival Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who submitted the Greco-Roman wrestler via first round armbar at "Total Elimination" back in 2005.
The rematch, as well as the opportunity to avenge his loss to "Little Nog," was a fight he "didn't think the fans would be interested in." In addition, he wanted "more time to prepare for a five round main event."
Considering Henderson recently went to hell and back against Mauricio Rua at UFC 139, it's a valid concern.
The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion told the powers that be "thanks, but no thanks," and Nogueira was quickly paired off against Alexander Gustafsson for the UFC on FUEL TV fight card on April 14 in Sweden.
Now Henderson sits and waits. Smart move? Or opportunity lost?
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i think he will get the shot either way
who else is there?
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you could always give Tito a shot for his retirement fight!
Have Dana say that he appreciates his career to justify it. N then we can see Tito get one last classic ass whooping! Lmao
I’m ready for Hendo to take the title! And in a perfect world after he wins the title he would challenge Silva to fight him for the LHW strap. N then retire as a not just one of the greats, but a legend!
by KCmmaBadBoy on Feb 3, 2012 2:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
why would he retire after silva destroys him for the lhw title?
Oh wait. Its a dream. Continue.
Anderson Silva is going to retire Sonnen in Brazil!
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because there are fighters that can never be defeated?
Or because Hendos cardio is the best when he fights at mw?
There has been a blueprint drawn up to beat Silva. Wrestling, take the fight to him without giving him time to think or get his timing, and heart.
Hendo has better cardio at 205 and he is more natural there. N he has everything it takes to beat Silva.
by KCmmaBadBoy on Feb 3, 2012 3:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
hendo damn sure took it too him in their first fight
He still got stopped. And it happened in the 2nd when his cardo was fine.
Anderson Silva is going to retire Sonnen in Brazil!
Women are at home with their husbands and children. Whores are at the club getting smacked by the Reem.
u can't honestly say he wasn't gassed in the 2nd
Point is that lhw is a much more even playing field
by KCmmaBadBoy on Feb 3, 2012 3:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i'll leave it at this
It silva went to 205, there would be so many interesting matchups that i wouldn’t want to see a hendo rematch. But yes. I can honeastly say hendo was not gassed in the 2nd rd.
Anderson Silva is going to retire Sonnen in Brazil!
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i'll leave it at this then
Silva will stay away from 205 because there are many more wrestlers in that weight class. But 205 would be perfect for theyre rematch.
hendo said he didn't follow the game plan. in the first he wrestled, in the second he stuck with silva, which get him dropped and subbed.
if he wrestles more and uses transitions to sneak h-bombs in i think he could beat silva. no one is going to outstrike silva without giving them something else to think about. if hendo uses his wrestling and fights silva the same way chael fought silva, with hendo’s power he might only need two rounds of cardio.
by Conan the Barbarian on Feb 3, 2012 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
oh I know he is already a legend
But it seems like when u give fighters the credit they deserve, the mania monkeys want to jump on ur back
by KCmmaBadBoy on Feb 3, 2012 3:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Why not both
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by *Californication* on Feb 3, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
Who in the sally fuck is Rashard.
And yes, he’s “earnt” it.
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by *Californication* on Feb 3, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
rashad has def. earned it
bones jones will be the champ for a VERY long time
damn that was fun watching tito choke out bader
yep. no way to deny that
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smart move by Hendo
After his war wish Shogun and this being his last run, no point in screwing it up when he’s right there.
by KCmmaBadBoy on Feb 3, 2012 2:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yup spot on
bones jones will be the champ for a VERY long time
damn that was fun watching tito choke out bader
Heavyweight time!!
…or Anderson time. Lt. Heavy Div. has been cleaned out after Hendo.
anderson wont have the balls to fight jones .. he acts like his number one fanboy … when he talks about jones .. i think silva 5 years ago would definatly take him on .. and maybe win ..
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no reason for them to fight.
good call on anderson’s part. if it’s even true since that’s just speculation.
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by d*locc on Feb 3, 2012 5:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
who thinks hendo has a shot for the title
i honestly believe he does cuz he utilizes all of his tools and he got that “old man” strength
pride and poise
+1
Hendo is undeniably one of the greatest fighter that ever lived
He’s a fantastic wrestler with legit KO power and weird old man strength whose beaten some of the best that ever lived
But he’s slow as fuck
Jones would rape him furiously
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by 10thDegreeWhiteBelt on Feb 3, 2012 3:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ha
Just got an image of a furious rape. Not pretty.
hendo doesn't utilize his tools like he used to.
He will try to stalk jones and land his overhand right. I cant see how anyone thinks hendo poses a bigger threat than evans. Jones will probanly defeat both. He will absolutly run through hendo.
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been a while goldmouth .. as u can see im rocking the sig .. wanna do a new sig bet on diaz vs condit?
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
who you pickingon this card?
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diaz…. you ?
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
the same
Who you got on edgar/bendo? I think bendo got that.
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i guess il go with edgar … 2 week sig bet ?
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
has anyone ever run through hendo before ?
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
jones is running through everyone he faces
I don’t expect hendo to be any different.
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Jake Shields made Hendo his bitch
after the 1st rd
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Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
cause Hendo cant make that weight n fight well
have Jones drop to 170 and see what happens
Everyone has an excuse for shit
Shields beat Hendo handily… that is the bottom line
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Keep in mind
I dislike Shields a lot… Im just saying it how it is
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
yeah but hendo looked liked shit .. he looked like shane carwin in that second round against brock.
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
He did... but most ppl dont look good when they are getting their ass kicked
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Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
lol good point …
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oh I hear you
I’m just saying it how it is too. The cut was to much for Hendo and he fought like shit. Kind of like Anthony Johnson vs Vitor
Well then he shouldnt have fought
No reason to take anything away from Shields imo. He beat Hendo fair and square
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
i think strikeforce pushed it on him cause they didnt want jake sheilds to go away as the champ .. they thought hendo would win .,
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
100% agree
it was before zuffa owned strikeforce and they wanted a shields loss to look bad for the ufc
That could be
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
no one runs through hendo when he is fresh. not anderson silva, not fedor, not rampage. the dude is a legit beast, more so than rashad.
hendo isn’t as slow as everyone says. if you are slow and you have the most predictable striking in the world, how do you continue landing it?? he really wings that right once he lets it go and it comes fast and hard.
by Conan the Barbarian on Feb 3, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Fail.
Silva ran through hendo already. He was destroyed in the second round. Nice try though…..
by MMA Boss on Feb 4, 2012 9:33 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
silva really ran through him in the first round didn't he. hendo abandoned his gameplan and tried to strike with silva......bad choice,
but don’t pretend like anderson ran through him. until chael came along, that was the last time anderson silva had to actually fight.
by Conan the Barbarian on Feb 4, 2012 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Hendo has what it takes to beat any man
He may not be as quick as he use to be, but to replace that he has knowledge.
Barely anyone here gave him a shot in hell recently against Fedor and Shogun.
Hendo is a legend who has been able to compete and win in the new era of MMA. N there are plenty of legends who can’t say the same thing.
by KCmmaBadBoy on Feb 3, 2012 3:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I honestly expected Hendo to put Shogun to sleep.
Was surprised it turned out to be such a good match
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah definitely makes sense to wait it out in Hendos case he can't push his body as much as the younger guys can even with TrT
He definitely needs to get that Cardio up some more granted once again its his age that is really hurting him here. Either way I can’t wait for this fight to happen.
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hendos not getting any younger he shouldnt be playing the waiting game .. rashad knows how that can go .. hendo just needs to get in there and scrap .. either with machida,rampage,davis,shog gun 2, any of those fights would be awesome ..
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
it's not that long of a wait.
He has the money in the bank already, waiting a few extra months will not hurt him.
i just mean hes getting older i know hollywood henderson is paid , made and living in the shade.
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
this is all based on jones winning.
If by slim chance evans wins,would hendo still get the next shot?
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Definitely
Who else is there?
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by 10thDegreeWhiteBelt on Feb 3, 2012 3:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
idk
The ufc is all about a bout that sells. If evans won and rampage destroyed bader, i could see dana trying to set it up. Not saying its likely, but hendo isn’t much of a draw and evans winning would open other possibilitiea.
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hendo will get choked out by the 2nd rd.
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other than the H bomb Hendo had nothing for Jones
it would be very one sided
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by rooseveltdunn on Feb 3, 2012 3:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
i would think that hendo would be jones toughest challenge to date .. then again thats what i thoughy about sho gun and he beat him like he stole a purse..
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2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis
jones won't be able to outwrestle hendo in the early rounds. hendo tossed shogun to the ground like a child when he was fresh
hendo will have ample opportunities to land the h-bomb. what jones doesn’t train for, is a guy with a chin strong enough to walk through his striking and knock him on his ass. hendo= jones killer.
by Conan the Barbarian on Feb 3, 2012 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
C'mon Henderson, you think you are so good right now...
What makes you think that you will beat JJ ?? _’
That was him fighting the best fighter in the world. JJ is nowhere near as good.
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Yea but his technique is completely missing in most exchanges
Even when he almost knocked Bispings head off… he was looking downward and swinging for the fences. That is Hendo now.. no technique and all power all the time.
He would have trouble with JJ’s reach and get beat up badly imo
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Might very well be. But Rashad has absolutely no chance, and Hendo with his power and extreme chin has the best chance.
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I think Rashad has a very good chance
He is very good at dealing with range. I expect Rashad to beat JJ by some sort of stoppage or lose a close decision. JJ isnt stopping Rashad
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Did you not see the Davis fight? Rashad has no chance whatsoever.
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I did see that fight and Rashad dominated Davis
I think that he should have been able to finish, but he handled the reach perfectly and had no problem taking the longer wrestler to the mat and showing him whats up
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
look at how he took that front kick,,like a boss
where u at Vitor?
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cut Vitor some slack
He gave Silva to much time and space and Silva landed a 1 out of 1000 KO kick
maybe we shouldn't ask jon jones to fight anyone then. fuck if hendo isn't a threat, then who is???
btw, the fact that he takes shot that put others on their asses and keeps fighting makes him a threat. he probably thinks his wrestling and power give him a decent chance at beating anyone in the world…..and he’s right. if hendo thinks he can beat jones, that is good enough for me.
by Conan the Barbarian on Feb 3, 2012 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
always appropriate!
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I played 8======Danago in words with friends and he quit just like shogun.
i swear after he hits him he kisses his knuckles then goes for the cheap shot
interesting lol
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hahaha I never noticed that before
but it does look like he kisses his glove as to say “Thanks bud… I can always count you…”
Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
man, that's awesome! count on you? pun intended?
I lost to Cruz Jackson. He’s the best. I padded his record and just a can. I talk shit to try and get replies when In reality I still play the original Halo on original XBOX like a religiously. I’m so totally awesome and straight and I act gay on a blog only because I’m the second loneliest mother fucker on Mania. First goes to Stallion. I want Shivan to lose to Cruz and Diaz to show how overrated he is. My favorite fighter is Josh Burkman. Thank You.
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I played 8======Danago in words with friends and he quit just like shogun.
Maybe a pun...
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Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week
by enzo-enormous on Feb 3, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
(.Y.)
I lost to Cruz Jackson. He’s the best. I padded his record and just a can. I talk shit to try and get replies when In reality I still play the original Halo on original XBOX like a religiously. I’m so totally awesome and straight and I act gay on a blog only because I’m the second loneliest mother fucker on Mania. First goes to Stallion. I want Shivan to lose to Cruz and Diaz to show how overrated he is. My favorite fighter is Josh Burkman. Thank You.
"i oilcheck need to take a reality check.What an imbecile i am to even think of going up against Scott1 with his perfect 1 and 0 sig record.I am already known as Manias biggest scumbag now i’ve got the moniker of a loser as well!TUT TUT SMH!!!"
I played 8======Danago in words with friends and he quit just like shogun.
Rampage Vs Hendo
If the winner of Shad v Bones gets hurt during the fight and when page wins.You make it the Main event for UfcOnFox4 and get huge ratings, won’t happen but id rather see that then Hendo face the loser of the title fight cause nobody else deserves to fight hendo right now.
of course he will!
more time to do roids ‘legally’!
pride never die.
Dana's just lining up the sacrifices.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 3, 2012 5:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Dan needs time to get his testosterone levels up to chael's levels so he might actually have a shot against the winner.
by MMA Boss on Feb 3, 2012 5:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
so..
I like Hendo; but I agree he’s too slow for Bones. And; I say give him on more fight before a lhw title fight. How about; winner of Rampage and Bader or Gustafasson and Lil Nog?
Jon Jones and Anderson Silva are top 2 p4p.
by JRATZ7 on Feb 3, 2012 6:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
None of the camp likes fighting someone with strong BJJ
TRT just doesn’t seem to help with sub escapes.
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