Dan Henderson back in action!

[Fluid1]

At UFC 88...he fights Rousimar Palhares!!! Dude Palhares HANDLED Salaverry. his BJJ is so tight. Tough stylistic matchup IMO

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

It appears that Dan Henderson’s return to the middleweight division wasn’t a one-time deal to challenge UFC champion Anderson Silva. MMAWeekly.com has confirmed with sources close to the camp of Brazilian Top Team fighter Rousimar Palhares that he has signed to fight Henderson in a 185-pound divisional bout at UFC 88 on Sept. 6 in Atlanta.

Henderson has stated several times in the past that he prefers to fight at light heavyweight, but the bout with Palhares will keep him in the middleweight division, at least for the time being.

Henderson lost his last two bouts, both title fights. He was defeated by Silva at UFC 82 in Columbus earlier this year and lost in a light heavyweight title bout to Quinton Jackson in September of last year. Prior to those two defeats, Henderson had won two in a row – over Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort – and held both the middleweight and light heavyweight PRIDE championship belts simultaneously.

One of the fastest rising talents of the Brazilian Top Team, Rousimar Palhares made his octagon debut last month against Ivan Salaverry at UFC 84. Improving his record to 8-1 as a professional, Palhares also earned Submission of the Night honors and a $75,000 bonus check for his slick submission of Salaverry via armbar.

Palhares has finished six of his eight victories by submission, including both Daniel Acacio and Fabio Negao in one night to win the Fury FC middleweight title. He is widely regarded as one of the most dynamic submission specialists to recently emerge from Brazil.


UFC 88 will take place on Sept. 6 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. The main event features former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in a battle with undefeated Ultimate Fighter Season 2 winner Rashad Evans.

UFC 88 Bouts (officially announced):

-Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans

UFC 88 Bouts (unannounced):

-Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares

-James Lee vs. Tim Boetsch

[Alang35]

cool, gotta go with hendo on this one.

looking forward to seeing boetsch again! his first fight was awesome

[Fluid1]

And his second fight was terrible. I hope he's been working on his cardio.

[skooly]

I'd prefer Henderson-Franklin to determine who is #2 in the MW division.

[EnthuZiast]

Cant wait to see this!

Dan better try to catch him with his hands and stay up/dirty box him. If it turns into a grappling contest Hendo will probably get submitted.

[Alang35]

Originally Posted by Fluid1

And his second fight was terrible. I hope he's been working on his cardio.

yeah that really sucked. hopefully hes learned a few things.

[Fluid1]

Originally Posted by skooly

I'd prefer Henderson-Franklin to determine who is #2 in the MW division.

Um, yeah. Giant +1

I hope this isn't some torch passing match. I'd be pIssed.

[Cannysage]

Rashad Evans? he's got no biznass fighting liddell. i wanna see a jardine rematch.

[stu46]

Originally Posted by Fluid1

And his second fight was terrible. I hope he's been working on his cardio.

He was a last minute fill for both fights. He just so happened to have made quick work in his first fight.

[Fluid1]

I know.

[Highway Riding]

Hendo was on Tagg Radio yesterday and sounded good. I'm a huge Hendo fan and hopefully he can Make a nice run..

[Fluid1]

I'm also a big Dan Fan, but I think, sadly, that his career is now on the downhill slope. I'd love to see him get a quick KO in this fight though, and give him a good high to ride into other fights. Right now he just dropped two fights and two belts.

[Highway Riding]

The thing with Hendo is that he's been hot an cold. Huge wins over HW's like Big Nog and LHW's like Wand but Losses to guys like Misaki make me wonder sometimes. Granted he did do the best against Silva. And this is coming from a guy who did not think Lutter had silva in any trouble at all... Which is a whole nuther story.. hopefully will see Hendo bang in this one..

[USN HM 350Z]

if it turns out to be true... I will be there to support Dan. If you cannot tell from my avatar, he is straight up my hero.

Now if I could just get me knee to heal, I could work on training and getting into his camp. Not many guys can handle a good 240-250 wrestler.

[USN HM 350Z]

Originally Posted by Highway Riding

The thing with Hendo is that he's been hot an cold. Huge wins over HW's like Big Nog and LHW's like Wand but Losses to guys like Misaki make me wonder sometimes. Granted he did do the best against Silva. And this is coming from a guy who did not think Lutter had silva in any trouble at all... Which is a whole nuther story.. hopefully will see Hendo bang in this one..

and on that given night Silva was the better warrior. I would wager that if they fought again, the outcome would be different.

[Fluid1]

Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z

and on that given night Silva was the better warrior. I would wager that if they fought again, the outcome would be different.

I agree.

[Highway Riding]

Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z

and on that given night Silva was the better warrior. I would wager that if they fought again, the outcome would be different.

I wouldn't doubt it at all... IMHO i think Dan would have a helluva better time beating him at LHW since Silva is moving up to LHW.. OT but Rich Franklin is making the move up to LHW now too, makes sense but Franklin vs Hendo was always a fight that was on my radar and with Hendo's recent matchup i'm not sure if we'll see that one...

[Fluid1]

Originally Posted by Highway Riding

I wouldn't doubt it at all... IMHO i think Dan would have a helluva better time beating him at LHW since Silva is moving up to LHW.. OT but Rich Franklin is making the move up to LHW now too, makes sense but Franklin vs Hendo was always a fight that was on my radar and with Hendo's recent matchup i'm not sure if we'll see that one...

True that wrestlers are usually more effective at a higher weight, but at the same time, Hendo held the 183 strap in Pride...

[Highway Riding]

Originally Posted by Fluid1

True that wrestlers are usually more effective at a higher weight, but at the same time, Hendo held the 183 strap in Pride...

werd.. we'll see how it all plays out over the next year..