Dan Henderson prefers bout with Jones over Evans
To win the title belt, he’ll have to beat the winner of the upcoming April 21 bout between champion Jon…
To win the title belt, he’ll have to beat the winner of the upcoming April 21 bout between champion Jon Jones and top contender Rashad Evans.
Henderson has his preference of opponent.
I think Jon Jones is a better fight for me, Henderson said to Bleacher Report’s Gary Herman. His style matches up better. Jones will stand-up with me more.
The former Greco-Roman Olympian gave a somewhat surprising answer as to why he is not as interested in fighting Evans.
Rashad is real well-rounded, Henderson said about the former UFC champion. He’ll stand and bang with me a little, but he’ll be trying to put me on my back—a lot more than Jones would.
Jones, however, appears to be the tougher fight. He has pretty much torn through the light heavyweight division. Jones is 9-1 in the UFC. The only loss was due to an illegal blow in a fight he was dominating against Matt Hamill. In the 10 bouts, Jones has not been seriously hurt.
Jones is real awkward and kind of poses a different threat, Henderson said. He’s awkward, unorthodox and a little tougher to figure out, and that’s also what intrigues me about it—he’s different.