Topic: Dan Henderson

Hendo at Middleweight

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p4pgoat

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05.25.2014 | 5:38 PM ET

Hendo said he will "probably" go down to MW (where he should be anyway) which got me thinking. Who should he fight first at 185lbs and does he have one last run at UFC gold in him?

I was thinking maybe give him the loser of Mousasi/Munoz, maybe Ed Herman or Costa Philippou. Fighting at MW will help Hendo quite a bit. He could still beat several of the top 10 guys and maybe with some luck and possibly a injury to someone he MIGHT get a title shot in the not to distant future.

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Given Name: Daniel Jeffery Henderson
Pro MMA Record: 32-15-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Nickname: Hendo
Current Streak: 1 Loss
Age: 1970-08-24 | Date of Birth: 1970.08.24
Last Fight: October 08, 2016 in UFC
Weight Class: Middleweight | Last Weigh-In: 184.0 lbs
Affiliation: Team Quest
Height: 5'11" (180cm) | Reach: 74.0" (188cm)
Career Disclosed Earnings: $2,780,000 USD
Born: Downey, California, United States
Fighting out of: Temecula, California
College: Arizona State University
Foundation Style: N/A
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: flOw _

05.25.2014 | 5:46 PM ET

I'd love to see Hendo vs Phillipou, a straight stand up war. Ed Herman would be a joke of an opponent for him imo. He's still very dangerous, just not what he used to be.

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: BORD3RLIN3

05.25.2014 | 6:03 PM ET

nick diaz vs dan henderson @ middleweight

awesomehaydo

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05.25.2014 | 8:46 PM ET

Nick diaz and Hendo would be a great fight. Except for the hbomb. Nick would win a decision but there's the one punch power to contend with of hendo

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jonnyboy6969

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05.25.2014 | 11:38 PM ET

Hendo definitely should drop back down to MW.

15 lb cut won't kill him. Hes fighting guys at LHW who walk around at 220-230+. Enough of that.

I'd like to see him fight Tim Boetsch, Brad Tavares or Lorenz Larkin next.

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amp112

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05.25.2014 | 11:52 PM ET

I kind of wish Hendo would call it quits. Not because he can't fight anymore, because he can. But he has nothing left to prove. Safe bet that the majority of us have him as a top 5 all time fighter. I'd rather we never see him fight again with his legacy intact. But most importantly, I don't wanna see Hendo interviews in 10 years where he's punchy. We have too many boxers and MMA fighters who are already there or on the verge of that.

yossgold

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05.26.2014 | 2:19 AM ET

He's too slow for middleweight. He should fight Wand after Chael finishes with him and retire with an awesome KO win over a legend.

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05.26.2014 | 2:28 AM ET

Hendo should fight Vitor once more, I'd like that.

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05.26.2014 | 2:43 AM ET

Every downvote I get is a Hendo fan who's admitting Vitor slaughters him. Such a great post by me.

CthulhuJones

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05.26.2014 | 4:53 AM ET

Hendo should either move to 185 or retire honestly. It was painfully clear how undersized he was against Cormier. There's zero reason for him to continue to take fights against guys who outweigh him that substantially that have no interest in standing with him.

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joking_joe

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05.26.2014 | 6:26 AM ET

He should fight Philippou or Tim Kennedy.
How about Anderson Silva when he gets back?

sreimuth

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05.26.2014 | 9:49 AM ET

Michael Bisping or Tim Boetsch. Bisping is booked, but would like to see Hendo KO 2.0.

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05.26.2014 | 12:19 PM ET

Hendo looked completely out of it in the third without TRT, and thats without a weight cut.
At this point i think he should stay at 205 and fight in the veteran league of the UFC.

Franklin880088

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05.26.2014 | 1:37 PM ET

Personally I think he should retire. However either way ,middle weight is a horrible move for him. He has a horrible time cutting weight and it just going to get harder. He also looked like **** the last time he fought at middle weight. If he going to fight he should stay at light heavy weight. Hendo has never gotten man handle at light heavy weight, until the Cormier fight. That despite how Rogan talked, was not really due to size but more due to cormier being a way better wrestler. I don't think Hendo going to get thrown around by most light heavy weights, since he never had that issue in the past, it just that cormier is way better wrestler then him and larger. Moving down a weight class is just going to make Hendo more drained and be at a large speed disadvantage.

* Edited at 05.26.2014, 2:24 PM ET *

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05.26.2014 | 1:58 PM ET

Hendo vs Manuwa, make it happen.

Corey Wamsley

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05.26.2014 | 2:08 PM ET

I would like to see Rashad rematch the yes the first fight was boring but it was close and could be a good come back fight for Rashad and if Hendo wins it could be a good farewell fight

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jodybanman

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05.27.2014 | 9:41 AM ET

anyone else think Hendo looked a lot more slender without TRT?

he should retire, he's never going to win a UFC title and any further losses just diminishes his legacy.

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05.27.2014 | 2:07 PM ET

Bring Rich Franklin back for one more fight and make Hendo vs. Franklin II, if not then I'd like to see him fight Kimbo Slice in an open weight bout or Shaq.

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mikeyg

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05.28.2014 | 5:15 AM ET

Would love to see Hendo finish his career at 185. If he wants to go on a title run, which I think he does. Give him a top guy right away. I would love to see Hendo vs Jacare or Hendo vs Rockhold.

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AllHailKrull

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05.28.2014 | 6:19 AM ET

MW right now, is as good a place for Hendo and Chael as LHW is.

Both would get slaughtered by the top 5 and neither would accept fighting anyone but the top guys.

"People say ‘oh, so you should retire.’ Yeah, you want me to retire so you won’t get knocked out. - Vitor Belfort"

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