Hendo: Rockhold wins by dec or sub
Dan Henderson: “Lyoto Machida is hard to finish, obviously. And he’s hard to get ahold of. I think Luke Rockhold will probably win by decision or even finish him.”
The legendary Dan Henderson and Luke Rockhold have trained together. Henderson lost to Lyoto Machida at UFC 157. And Rockhold is a hit with the ladies, including Hendo’s daughters.
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Thus it is not a surprise to hear that Hendo likes Rockhold over Machida Saturday night.
Obviously I’m pulling for Luke to get out there and beat him up, said Henderson to Rick J. Lee for MMAjunkie. But, you know, Machida is a tough guy to get ahold of; he’s a tough guy to punch because he runs around so much. He moves, he’s quick. Luke is long, which should help him out a lot. I think if he can cut him off and get in his face – I think Luke can touch him because he’s so long. Luke is fairly quick himself, as well. If Luke can get ahold of him, that’s the best scenario. But I think even out in the open Luke will be able to touch him quite a bit as well and hopefully create a situation where Machida feels the need to come after him and fight. I think that’s where Luke will win that fight.
Machida is hard to finish, obviously. And he’s hard to get ahold of. I think Luke will probably win by decision or even finish him. Luke has got some pretty good chokes.
Luke Rockhold fights Lyoto Machida in the main event of UFC on FOX 15 Saturday night at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, live on FOX.