Dan Henderson leaving UFC

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  1. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_y...4?slug=ki-henderson101609&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

    Henderson, UFC fail to come to terms

    Dan Henderson’s career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship has ground to a close in a contract stalemate, and the former two-division PRIDE champion appears on the verge of signing a deal with the rival Strikeforce promotion.
    The two-time former U.S. Olympic wrestler had hoped to use that victory as a springboard to a middleweight title match against Anderson Silva. But Silva and his manager, Ed Soares, weren’t keen on fighting Henderson again and didn’t think he’d done enough to warrant a rematch

    UFC president Dana White went back-and-forth on whether he’d make Silva-Henderson II, but said at UFC 103 in Dallas that he would give the next shot at Silva to Vitor Belfort, after Belfort scored a first-round knockout of former middleweight champion Rich Franklin.
     
  2. rekcutnevets

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    I don't blame Henderson. He is probably the last person to win a round against Silva, and he has won 3 in a row since. Belfort comes in from a long absence from the UFC, wins a fight at a weight above the 185 limit, and Belfort earned the shot?

    **** that. Go add some credibility to a rival organization, and maybe get a decent pay day while your at it.
     
  3. :deal:deal good stuff.
     
  4. OuterDrake

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    strike force has to do something about that name. it sounds like a saturday morning cartoon.

    The reason i say that , is cause they seem to be gaining momentum. But that name isn't marketable for anything serious than a corny cleshay you'd here from the 80s.
     
  5. jimmie

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    Henderson vs Mousasi.
     
  6. Tko4

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    Silva and his manager recently said they didn't want fight Belfort. He didn't want to fight Henderson either. I really think Silva just doesn't want to fight.

    Back on topic: Henderson would be a great addition to Strikeforce. The UFC's already pathetic 185-pound division just got even weaker.
     
  7. Tuffnutz

    Tuffnutz ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    I'd prefer Hendo vs Silva again and Machida though.
     
  8. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well you cant always get what you want. Dana cant make up his mind and Anderson doesnt wanna fight anyone.
     
  9. Nuke

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    Go to Strikeforce Henderson maybe you'll get a title shot there.
     
  10. HeavyT

    HeavyT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thankfully, it comes under the Showtime MMA banner most of the time, so Strikeforce doesn't sound too bad.
     
  11. Nosbor

    Nosbor Boxing Addict banned

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    You beat me to it!

    Gegard by upkick!!!
     
  12. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Yeah buddy!!! Go Strikeforce!!!
     
  13. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    The UFC has shown they are not interested in what is fair but what makes money.

    Henderson deserves the rematch. 3 wins in a row since the defeat. Coupled with one being over a vet and the other a young gun. His last fight was devastating. However, Hendo hasn't got peoples juices flowing in the same way Belfort has.

    Hendo won a round against Silva but people don't believe that he could get to him like Belfort could.

    Belfort is always the guy who can sell. He is continous highlight reel footage. His wins over the likes Silva and Franklin get your juices flowing like no other. They are electrifying.

    Henderson v Nate with the winner a definite shot vs Silva/Belfort should've been the key. Put them on the same bill too.

    Hendo going to Strikeforce does UFC no favours. The man is a true legend.

    Start building Hendo v Le now me thinks :)
     
  14. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    The UFC doesnt even have a ranking system. Dana makes whatever fights that will make the most money. Is that fair of course not. And yet he has the audacity to berate boxing and its plethora of belts. Well at least boxing has a ranking system. Those in glass houses shouldnt throw stones.
     
  15. achillesthegreat

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    exactly. no ranking system means you can do whatever you want. a ranking system would hold him accountable.

    if they had a ranking system, henderson would be the mandatory and belfort wouldn't be able to be justified.