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Henderson will wait for title fight at lightheavyweight or middleweight

Preliminary CardHaving long fought at the highest levels in both the light heavyweight and middleweight classes – and even stepping…

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Chris Palmquist
March 8, 2012 · 1 min read

Preliminary CardHaving long fought at the highest levels in both the light heavyweight and middleweight classes – and even stepping up to heavyweight on occasion – Henderson isn’t overly picky. He’ll take the shot at whoever holds the light heavyweight belt or the middleweight strap, at least according to UFC president Dana White.

He wants a title fight. He either wants Anderson Silva or whoever has the belt at 185 or the winner of Evans and Jones, White said at the recent UFC on Fox 3 press conference in New York City. Last time I talked to Henderson, he wanted to wait to fight one of these guys for the title.

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He’ll fight whoever has that belt, said White, musing on situation. Dan doesn’t seem too picky, I think he would fight Chael Sonnen (if he won the belt from Silva).

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