Henderson back to 205, likely to face Babalu
Dan Henderson’s Strikeforce debut didn’t go quite the way the former UFC and Pride fighter had hoped. After nearly knocking…
Dan Henderson’s Strikeforce debut didn’t go quite the way the former UFC and Pride fighter had hoped. After nearly knocking out Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields in the opening round, Henderson faded late, worn down by Shields’ takedowns and ground and pound over the remaining rounds.
“Dan I believe when I talked to him over the weekend, I talked to Jordan, his manager, and they said they probably want to fight at 205 instead of 185,” said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker when appearing on MMAWeekly.com Radio. “(They) felt that the weight cut was too much, and Dan would welcome to fight Babalu again, Gegard Mousasi, for a 205-pound contender’s bout.
“I don’t think you’ll see Dan in the 185-pound tournament, although stranger things have happened in MMA, right?”
“We haven’t finalized it, but I would think the top two guys, Babalu and Gegard, depends on what happens with Gegard, but I think a fight between Babalu and Dan is something we might pursue in the very near future.”