MMA.Fanhouse.com says it could be Dan Henderson (25-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Nate Marquardt (32-8-2 MMA,...

MMA.Fanhouse.com says it could be Dan Henderson (25-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Nate Marquardt (32-8-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) as the main event of UFC 105:

"FanHouse has learned that the UFC is looking to book a middleweight bout between Nate Marquardt and Dan Henderson for the Nov. 14 show at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. As of Thursday afternoon, though, official bout agreements had yet to be finalized."

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HOTNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great fight. And I for one am leaning toward picking Henderson.
No rationale yet, give me time to make one up.

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by Kid Nate on Sep 10, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

rationale - being one of the toughest SOBs ever

suchhh a tough fight to call.

good chance hendo can get some takedowns, and nate is not an elite fighter from his back. in a 3 round fight, keeping nate planted on his butt could score major points.

on the feet, nate is a good striker but not completely elite there either. hendo is so tough, that it will be hard for nate to do big damage and finish it.

my heart says nate, my head says hendo. i’ll probably change my mind a bunch of times.

by GregS123 on Sep 10, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the problem is

that Henderson is infamous for forgetting his wrestling during fights.

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by Kid Nate on Sep 10, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's actually the reason why i've got Marquardt for this fight..

Nate has better stand up i think, and he doesn’t use his wrestling much.. I think Hendo will be head hunting again the whole fight and his only chance of winning is landing that bomb he calls a right hand.

Nate has a pretty dynamic stand up game, so i think he’d have a hard time catching him like he did with Bisping who threw patty jabs and never followed up.. (plus he circled left)… Hendo had problems with Franklin’s stand up and i think he might encounter the same problems with Nate.

although, i’ve also picked against hendo in his last two fights, and look how that turned out..

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by Anton Tabuena on Sep 11, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve got Nate here too. You won’t see him circling into Hendo’s power shot.

I love me some Sexyama!

by pud333 on Sep 11, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

how annoyed is hendo right now?

The Power of One

by MMAFanatic on Sep 10, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

not much if he gets big bucks for doing the UFC a solid.

I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.

by Loot on Sep 10, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea

thats exactly what it comes down to.

by jafotinatos on Sep 10, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

so does this mean Hendo has signed a new contract?

by "Mr. NC-17" on Sep 10, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nope… still in the works.

by Nick Thomas on Sep 10, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Hendo was technically a free agent, so if this is true, what does that mean for contract? Or was I completely wrong thinking he was a free agent?

by "Mr. NC-17" on Sep 10, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

he would have to sign a new contract to do this fight

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by Kid Nate on Sep 10, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Has it been confirmed by anyone other than Josh Gross’ sources that he’s a legit free agent?

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by Beer Monster on Sep 10, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hendo said in an interview before the Anderson fight last year that he’d signed a five fight deal. Not sure when the deal started though because I thought he did the fight against Rampage under his old PRIDE contract.

by rabrown on Sep 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also MMA Bay kinda broke the story on this….. grain of salt?

by "Mr. NC-17" on Sep 10, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fight of the Year Potential Right here

"The harder you flash, the harder you get flashed on" - Mos Def

by Deo Wade on Sep 10, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Interim Title?

Free on Spike, why not throw a title into the mix, while Anderson waits?

by bigern on Sep 10, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought interim champions was one of the things people hated about boxing

by David_ on Sep 10, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, having 48+ different champions in 4 different sanctioning bodies is what people hate about boxing.

by Screwface on Sep 11, 2009 1:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

NATE THE GREAT

ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

"I will knock your hair black!"- Ken Shamrock to Tito Ortiz

by FutureChamp on Sep 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep! Will drop a bundle of my hard earned on my boy Nate.

'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They’ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko

by Well Read Idiot on Sep 11, 2009 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that sounds dirty.

by ryanwk628 on Sep 11, 2009 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t play with me fanhouse, I need this one! I waited for marquardt/maia for so long and it lasted like 20 sec.

You don't look like a Tanaka.

by spectaa on Sep 10, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

if this ends up being true i am one happy mma fan :).. as much as the sound of lil nog/hendo rematch is intriguing or hendo/ any body for that matter of fact.. nothing sounds better than this fight to me

by buttters on Sep 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

How crazy would it be if Nate landed a KO?

"I will knock your hair black!"- Ken Shamrock to Tito Ortiz

by FutureChamp on Sep 10, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

pretty crazy. nobody has ever KO’d or TKO’d henderson.

by GregS123 on Sep 11, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly sir.

So we would see Nate pull a “Frank Mir” and finish Hendo on a free PPV. That would be some C-r-A-z-Y shit nukka. : )

"I will knock your hair black!"- Ken Shamrock to Tito Ortiz

by FutureChamp on Sep 11, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Rampage couldn’t do it, Nate would need a baseball bat.

by Screwface on Sep 11, 2009 1:04 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Tell that to Thiago Silva

See: Jardine, Keith

'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They’ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko

by Well Read Idiot on Sep 11, 2009 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The thing with this fight, if it even happens, is that there would have a clear number one contender for Anderson Silva’s Middleweight Title. Stylistically, it really is hard to call this fight. Yes, one fighter has an advantage or two over the other, but the disparity is not that far apart with the exception that Marquardt does have much stronger jiu jitsu.
With all of the things that we hear though such as that Henderson ONLY wants to fight Anderson Silva in Middleweight or a big fight at 205, I have to wonder if this fight will come to fruition. Money does talk though.

by chrisbboy82 on Sep 11, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i am taking henderson in this fight… a couple years ago me and my friend bet on one of the pride shows i thought vitor was going to maul henderson. funny how it literally was the complete other way. i will never go against hendo. know he lost to rampage and silva both in the ufc but man i think he is going to be too tough for marquardt to break down. that his experience, athleticism, technique, and size/strength (a lot i know) i think is going to win him this fight if it ends up happening

by buttters on Sep 11, 2009 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

did i mention durability and perseverance? wait are those basically the same thing when used in the contexts of combat sports? really must be late hehe

by buttters on Sep 11, 2009 3:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right on! Right on! Right on! Right on! Right on! Right on!

Keep firing Assholes!

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by Ubernoober on Sep 11, 2009 1:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

its a fair deal take it

i dont like it cause i want to see nate get KO’d in the first again by silva, but this makes the most sense to give silva the most deserving opponent, deserving of a brutal KO by silva…OH!

ufc fan boy all the way

by georgehouse on Sep 11, 2009 2:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I told you

Anderson wasn’t going to fight either one of these guys. And the UFC wasn’t going to force him to, I also said they would match them agaisnt each other, and its the right thing to do, they were both dominated and they don’t want another Silva vs Franklin II fight, its hard to watch!

by PaddyRite on Sep 11, 2009 3:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

FUCK YES!

FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES

My life just got a little better. Get to pop my UFC cherry on this tasty visual treat =-)

If it falls through I will cry a bigger river than Justin Timberlake.

'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They’ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko

by Well Read Idiot on Sep 11, 2009 7:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs