Hendo to Strikeforce shouldn't shock you!

by NCSAR on Oct 17, 2009 9:58 AM EDT

No, really...it should not surprise you one bit! Hendo has been the UFC's bastard child since he got to the org...If they arne't careful he will be heading to Strikeforce. It may be a shock to some but if you pay attention to the way his UFC career has unfolded it really shouldn't.

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Here are several quotes from the link. Now, I do not think Hendo will in fact leave the UFC, but to keep them, all they have to do is give him a title shot! That's it...Give him a shot at Anderson and he will be happy. A shot that they should have given him after he knocked out Bisping!

No matter where you work, you have that guy who always gets stuck with the dirty jobs. He either always takes out the trash, cleans the toilets, or shred the paper. The one that everyone knows is important (more so because they are doing something so you don’t have to), and at the same time they typically don’t get the recognition and reward they deserve. Let me introduce you to Dan Henderson…Pride champ, great wrestler, and if the cards fall correctly future Strikeforce poster boy.

Hendo had a rough transition to the UFC. After all he fought two of their best fighters right up front. They didn’t give him any break in period, warm up fight, or chance to get used to the cage. Instead they said hey lets unify that title, you get Rampage (who did get a warm up fight). After a very good fight (and loss), Hendo then drew the best fighter in the world in Anderson Silva. By the way, Hendo is the only man in UFC history to have won a round against Silva (although he still lost).

Hendo was not only the benefactor of Bispings Island, but also one of the most devastating KOs of the year!

While it was a nasty KO, it didn’t do enough. Hendo should have got the title fight. Instead, the UFC brought in Vitor Belfort. He destroyed Ace and jumped Hendo for the title shot. Again, Hendo was left out in the cold without a jacket.
The rest of the origional post can be found here!

What do you guys think? Should Hendo really jump ship and take on the up and coming fighters at Strikeforce or should he stay put and keep stroking in the UFC?

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Meh

Hendo’s not really a big draw, and if he’s certainly not worth more than $250k per fight. If he does jump ship, I wish him good luck. Because no other organization has pockets as deep as the UFC.

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by Damon O. on Oct 17, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

I think you underestimate how big of a boost he will get from that TUF season. I use my roommates as my measuring stick for the casual fan’s interest and they came out of that season not just knowing who he was but as Hendo fans. I think a lot of it has to do with how Bisping looked like a dick that whole season and then Hendo shut him up.

Although sometimes my friends are influenced quite a bit by the things that i say about guys. I guess time will tell.

by Rabbit915 on Oct 17, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Fail

Hendo even said he didn’t care about fighting Marquardt first. And he got 2 title fights in his first 2 fights with the UFC, got to coach on TUF, and got to fight on UFC 100, the same card as GSP and Lesnar.

by GoldenOldie on Oct 17, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

I think that article is ridiculous. Any other fighter with Hendo’s experience would kill to get successive title shots coming into the UFC, instead the author complains that it was some sort of unfair burden to him? And I’m not sure if the author knew this but Dan has fought in the cage before so I don’t know why he would need a warmup fight.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 17, 2009 11:44 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

If Hendo hadn’t gotten two immediate title shots this article would be arguing how the UFC disrespected Hendo and his Pride belts by forcing him to fight his way to a title shot. Plus, not only did he have cage experience, he was the UFC 17 middleweight tournament champion.

by Jahbulon on Oct 17, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Right, if Dan had won that fight against Rampage would they still complain that he got the title shot so soon?

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 17, 2009 1:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

someone somewhere would be complaining tha the didn’t deserve the title shot.

by Phildo on Oct 17, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed

the angle that the author is going for is ridiculous. the ufc and dana hve treated dan with nothing but respect and dignity. every dana vlog that dan’s on, he’s alway hugging and messing around with dana. he didn’t act like a person who has been treated unfairly or a “bastard child”. plus who’s surprised? he hasn’t signed with anyone yet. total anti-bised towards “evil dana” and the ufc. why hasnt NSCAR come back to defend himself. like he’s so busy with mma opininon. lol

by bdw on Oct 17, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Rampage got what this article is calling a “warm up fight” because he wasn’t a champion when he signed with the UFC.

Unifying the titles when Pride was acquired was the best thing to do from an economic/sporting/whatever king of lens you want to look at it.

He isn’t don’t any dirty jobs. 2 title shots, a shot coaching TUF, a 3 main event fights out of 5 is not someone who isn’t getting recognition (especially when his 2 non-main event fights were either UFC 100 or headlined by Chuck), I’d love to see how they could have given him more recognition or rewards.

by Phildo on Oct 17, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

It’s starting to bother me how people say Hendo is the only man in UFC history to win a round over Anderson.

Does nobody remember the first round of the Travis Lutter fight?

by Plunkett on Oct 17, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Although I don’t agree with it, according to the judges, Thales Leites also won a round from him. It’s a lame accomplishment anyway, does Sean Salmon deserve praise because he won a round from Rashad Evans?

by Jahbulon on Oct 17, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Srsly

Lutter almost pounded Anderson out, and came close to armbarring him.

Hendo did well in the 1’st, for sure, but nowhere near as well as Travis did. Although he had some desperate looking shots, he did finish his takedowns, and I would even say that round 1 could’ve conceivably been a 10-8 round. Sometimes I think that the criteria for a 10-8 round are way too harsh, I mean do you have to nearly kill the other guy? C’mon

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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 18, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I am not sure why the UFC doesn’t give more headliners a cut of PPV revenue. It shows the fighters what they are worth to the company as far as drawing viewers. Numbers don’t lie: if they are a good draw, they make big money…if not – too bad, so sad.

Dan is a great fighter, especially at middleweight. He has only one loss – to none other than Anderson Silva. He needs to learn how to promote himself better and shed the “Decision Dan” stigma that most of us remember. With the dramatic knockout of Bisping, he was well on his way.

He should take a smaller two fight contract for now, and fight like his life depends on it and renegotiate after his worth is truly realized by everyone – be it high or low.

by MMArmy on Oct 17, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

Dan has two losses- Anderson and Rampage.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 17, 2009 2:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I was referring to losses at middleweight.

by MMArmy on Oct 17, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Too many PPV cut contracts on a single card really cut into the money for Zuffa.

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on Oct 17, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Hendo to strikeforce wont excite anyone

is what this article should be called

by dt3 on Oct 17, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions

Tell that to supremacy who seems to be Hendo’s biggest fan all of a sudden.

by MMAWrestling on Oct 17, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, I’d love for him to stay and fight Silva again but if he we got to see him fight Mousasi, Arona, Jacare, Lindland, and/or King Mo (down the line) for free I’ll watch.

by John Nash on Oct 17, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Well considering they train together

the Lindland fight will never happen.

by bigdmmafan on Oct 17, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s the only reason I put him on there. I remember hearing Hendo saying he has no problem fighting his friends. I’d like to put that to the test.

by John Nash on Oct 18, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Great Name

Because decision Dan has not improved his style much since the last Silva fight.

by AfroSamurai on Oct 18, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions

This article is complete rubbish

Let me break it down point by point:

No matter where you work, you have that guy who always gets stuck with the dirty jobs. He either always takes out the trash, cleans the toilets, or shred the paper. The one that everyone knows is important (more so because they are doing something so you don’t have to), and at the same time they typically don’t get the recognition and reward they deserve. Let me introduce you to Dan Henderson…Pride champ, great wrestler, and if the cards fall correctly future Strikeforce poster boy

Dan Henderson’s first two fights during his current run with the UFC were for the LHW and MW titles, and yet the UFC doesn’t respect him? Headlining your first 2 fights in the UFC is far from scrubbing toilets you moron.

Once upon a time a fighter by the name of Dan Henderson shocked the world (or at least the Japanese version) by dropping superstar Wanderlei Silva. Some argue that this fight never should have happened (like me), but from that day forward Hendo was known as the first to wear two title belts from Pride. That would be his last fight in the now rebunked org, but since his boat ride across the ocean he been more of a bastard child than MMA legend.

Again, totally stupid. “Bastard child”? The guy was given the chance to unify the belts IMMEDIATELY UPON ENTERING THE UFC. What more could you ask for?

Hendo had a rough transition to the UFC. After all he fought two of their best fighters right up front. They didn’t give him any break in period, warm up fight, or chance to get used to the cage.

Poor guy, he had to fight the UFC champions while he was still holding the Pride belts, how unfair. And he had fought in the octagon before, why would he need a chance to get used to something he has already done?

That loss was key to the current decision. In a way the UFC seems to be coddling their current superstar. Many think that Hendo possesses the tools to truly challenge Silva, but the UFC seems content to keep skipping him for a title shot.

Yes, a Henderson who is now almost two years older and hasn’t changed a bit will now be able to challenge Silva who previously choked him out in the second round.

Instead they decided that he would fight Michael Bisping to determine the true number one contender. If The Count won he would be guaranteed a shot at Silva. Everyone assumed that if Hendo win, so would he.

So because “everyone assumed” Hendo would get a title shot with the win then it has to be true huh?

The UFC is the biggest stage, but the Strikeforce crew offers a very new opportunity for Hendo. I am for the move. He will get more money and a true shot at the title (either he wants).

Good god, where to start. The UWC would offer Hendo a new opportunity too, should he go there? I’m not sure how they figure he will get more money with Strikeforce, this isn’t like Affliction where they are handing out 6 and 7 figure deals to any fighter with a name, SF is trying to stay in this for the long haul and isn’t going to just hand Hendo a million dollar contract because he won a couple Pride titles a few years back. They haven’t even offered him a contract yet, how does this guy know SF will offer him more money than the UFC? And who gives a crap about title shots with Strikeforce? Those titles obviously mean nothing, their own champs won’t even defend them.

Their 205 pound division is slowly getting to be more interesting than the UFC’s!

Riiiiiiiiiiight. Because they have Mousasi and who else? SF has one top 15 LHW, ONE. The UFC has the other 14. This might be the dumbest statement in the entire article.

Hendo! The UFC is no longer the end-all be-all for fighters!

It is for those fighters who want to fight the best in the world, even SF’s own 205 champ has stated it’s his goal to win the UFC championship one day.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 18, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs