UFC 88: Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares
Though word has not officially been received from Henderson’s camp, it seems that Palhares is inked and ready to go:
“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.”
Well they certainly aren’t giving Henderson any “breezer” fights to help him get back on his feet. Meeting Rousimar Palhares in the octagon is no easy task for any opponent, even Henderson. Though I imagine Hendo will have the odds in his favor on this one, I still hate that the UFC is keeping him at middleweight, but why reiterate:
“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.”
I really do believe that Henderson has always looked significantly better in his 205lb features. The man just seems a lot stronger and more durable at that weight. And while Hendo lasted little more than a round against Anderson Silva back in March, he did go an exhausting 25 minutes with Quinton Jackson last September, not exactly the easiest thing in the world to do. Needless to say winning this fight is more crucial for Henderson than for his up and coming opponent, Palhares, who recently submitted Ivan Salaverry at UFC 84. “Toquinho” Palhares definitely has world class grappling, but one would imagine that Dan Henderson isn’t particularly ready to suffer three consecutive losses for the first time in his career.
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NICE TO SEE HIM BACK… HOPE HE CAN GET THE REMATCH WITH ANDERSON….
I GOT A QUESTION.
IF TIM BEATS FEDOR DOES THAT MEAN HE’LL BE NUMBER ONE IN HEAVYWEIGHT. OR HOW WILL THE RANKINS CHANGE?
should be a pretty good fight..I think hendo will take him tho…doesn’t palhares train with silva?
dont rly no the other guy so im guessing hendo will destroy him, not rly a big fight so hope its not going to be an main event!
I hope Henderson gets back on track !
Would be cool to see Hendo vs Wand in the UFC !!
the bottom line is that hendo has not had the best showing since he came back to the ufc you saw his wrestling skills against rampage for 25 min showcase which was a very boring fight. and then he held anderson down and hammerfisted his face in for half the first round then got taken downadn choked out……. so i believe that he needs to focus on what the ufc wants and not which weight class he rather fight at cause the company is gonna make the best decision. i wouldnt mind now that i think about it a rematch for anderson and hendo at 205 as a non title fight. that would be different but i still think that hendo would lose that one.
YZFOXRACING
no he will not be number one. the fedor wont be anymore either he will probably stay top 5. and slivia will move up a little. the thing with the rankings is they know sometimes the lesser fighter can catch the better one. so you need to string together some wins to be move leaps and bounds cant just pass up people who have beating you on the list cause you beat someone above them. you know how they say style makes a fight it really does i am not sure how fedor will do with a incredibly tall fighter. we know that randy coulture took him down and attepmted to choke him out see if fedor will frank mir him with another sweet armbar!!!!
I hope tim learned from noguiera and trained real hard on that take down defense….cuz I def see tim gettin submitted if it hits the floor…hes need to keep his distance and use that reach to his advantage…what’s everybody elses predictions? I got Tim winning if stays standing..fedor if it goes to the ground.
I think that Fedor will win. I don’t think Tim will be able to stop his take downs and we all know Timmy is weak on the ground.
An excellent fight, Fedor wins.
THANKS JOEL.
Come on Hendo … i predict a first round RNC
I hope Dan wins, in style too. He’s far better than his ufc performances to date.
Fedor to win too, Silva’s tall but so was Hong Man Choi. Like the Choi fight Fedor will take him down and then its game over.
Tim Fedor will go down like Asseuro Silva Tim except there will be a KO and I think it will be Tim’s. Fedor has had a less than stellar track record of challenges the last few years and that should affect his timing. Tim has been getting his head straight and good or bad he has been fighting the best. Fighting 5 rounds with a top wrestler on your chest while suffering from dibilitating back pain is nothing to sneeze at. A loss to Nogueira after a fight with Vera is nothing to be ashamed of either. Tim is newly humbled and due and Fedor is resting on his laurels. It looks like a perfect storm for a defeat for Fedor.
Tim was winning that fight with Nogueira up until he got took down and submitted…hope he learned from that experience….
tim is a beast an will knock fedor out, i smashed my phone wen tim got beat by nog it pi*ssed me off big time, tim will be back in the ufc sooner rather then later!
I like Hendo, but he’s gonna lose by sub.
I think your right spud
I think Hendo will be ready because he will be helping train Sonnen for the same thing and Hendo is way smarter than Sonnen.
Hendo TKO in the 2nd
It’s good to see Dan back in action. I hope he wins this one BIG and very impressively. He needs it for morale and confidence purposes. Plus if he loses, it will be 3 in a row and the UFC may start thinking or threatening to cut him loose or something stupid like that.
If Fedor looses to Sylvia, then Big Nog will move into the number spot for the HW division. Sylivia will probably move into the top 3 and fedor will drop, but will still be in the top 5.
I for one would like to see a Hendo vs. Silva 2.
HEY CURTIS YOUR RIGHT ON THAT ONE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HENDO AND SIVA AGIAN. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A BETTER FIGHT. HENDO JUST GOT CAUGHT.
I think Hendo can really push Silva and is the closest in that division to being able to beat him.
YEAH BUT IM IMPRESSED WITH BISPING WHAT DO YOU THINK I THINK THAT WOULD BE A BRAWL…
Dan would crush Bisping! Bisping had trouble with Hamill…
Silva would laugh at Bisping!
THATS AT LHW.
AT MW HES A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FIGHTER
Henderson bests Bisbing in a grappling clinic barring the lucky punch scenario.