Dana White: I don’t know what to do with Dan Henderson
After beating Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in an all-time classic last November, 41-year-old legend Dan Henderson turned down a proposed bout…
After beating Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in an all-time classic last November, 41-year-old legend Dan Henderson turned down a proposed bout with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to watch how events would unfold in January’s UFC on FOX show.
If Rashad Evans had been upset by Phil Davis, Henderson would get a title fight with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Or if Chael Sonnen had lost his fight on the same night, Henderson might have received a chance at a rematch with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Neither of those scenarios transpired, however, as both Evans and Sonnen won, setting up their own respective title shots. That has left Henderson in a kind of championship purgatory, with no obvious short-term move.
“He doesn’t want to fight Machida,” White said following last night’s UFC on FUEL event. “He doesn’t want to wait. He’s going to have to wait. Who does he want to fight? I don’t know what to do with Dan. Dan’s either going to have to wait for Jones or wait for Silva. Or fight somebody else.”