Dan Henderson Says Cancellation OF UFC 151 Was 'A Shame', Predicts December Return To Action

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/29/3276049/ufc-dan-henderson-cancellation-ufc-151-shame-predicts-december-return-mma-news

Last week, rumors started swirling that UFC Light Heavyweight contender Dan Henderson was injured and forced from his title shot against Jon Jones. Those rumors were confirmed and the event was subsequently cancelled when Jones turned down Chael Sonnen as a late replacement. Henderson later explained that he sustained a knee injury during training three weeks earlier and unsuccessfully tried to tough through it.

Inside MMA had Henderson on their show Monday night (Transcribed by MMA Mania):

They did find an opponent, but I guess it was one he didn't wanna fight. It's a shame the whole card had to be scrapped because of that.

It's an injury that I honestly thought I'd be able to work through and fight a little bit injured. I may not have been one hundred percent, but I thought I'd be close. After a couple of weeks of trying to push through it, it was apparent that I wouldn't even be close to a hundred percent.

I'd like to shoot for that December 29th show, and I'm pretty sure I'd be ready to go by then. I can guarantee that I will retire...one day. I don't know when.

At 41 years old and one of the UFC's oldest fighters, a serious knee injury definitely has career-ending implications. It's reassuring to hear that Henderson is so confident about his imminent return.However, considering how recently Henderson's injury occurred and was examine, it may be premature to predict such an optimistic return date.

The December 29th show he refers to is UFC 155 where Heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos is expected to make his second title defense against former foe Cain Velasquez.

Hendo vs. Shad make it happen.

Ali wrote:

Hendo vs. Shad make it happen.

Shad and Machida both talked about moving to MW. They should have a 195lbs catchweight fight or even 190lbs and see how they feel.

OU wrote:

Ali wrote:

Hendo vs. Shad make it happen.

Shad and Machida both talked about moving to MW. They should have a 195lbs catchweight fight or even 190lbs and see how they feel.

Shad would only seriously consider MW if he was given the opportunity to face Silva.

Ali wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali wrote:

Hendo vs. Shad make it happen.

Shad and Machida both talked about moving to MW. They should have a 195lbs catchweight fight or even 190lbs and see how they feel.

Shad would only seriously consider MW if he was given the opportunity to face Silva.

Where are you getting your information?
http://www.mmamania.com/2012/8/13/3239330/rashad-evans-next-fight-middleweight-chael-sonnen

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"I'm ready. I stay ready. Chael will always be an interesting fight, but we work together a lot for FUEL TV, so I don't know if it will happen. Besides, I think Chael might be going up [in weight]. I'm never one to back away from a fight, so if Chael wants to come up, we gotta do it. Ultimately, [I'd like to fight someone like] Anderson Silva, but I would have to establish myself in the weight class, so they say. I don't know. As a matter of fact, Dana White, CALL ME! Joe Silva, CALL ME! I just wanna fight the best competitors. It's really hard to go down a weight class after you lost a fight, it doesn't leave a good taste in your mouth, so I may have to get one back at 205 before I go down to any weight class."

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If the UFC offered him Anderson Silva at 185 right now today, he would go and fight Anderson Silva at 185. The UFC is not offering him Anderson Silva at 185 today, so that’s not something that’s going to happen. So that’s all Rashad ever meant,” Robinson clarified recently on MMAWeekly Radio.

“His goal is to stay 205 and to fight the best possible 205-pounder; he’d like to fight in December. That’s his goal,” Robinson stated.

“Whoever is the best available,” said Robinson. “That’s who we’ll fight.”

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/8/29/3277438/dan-henderson-ufc-151-152-jon-jones-vs-vitor-belfort-ppv

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"I'm not really interested to see the fight, and I'm a fan of both guys. I don't think the fans are going to be real interested ... I didn't feel responsible. I felt horrible that I had to back out. It's not something I wanted. I had no idea what I could have done to change that, other than not get hurt. I didn't ask, 'Hey, what's going to happen if I pull out?' That wasn't what it was about. It was about whether I could fight or not. I didn't need to know. In my mind, I didn't have the right to know. I didn't want to know if my fight was guaranteed if I pulled out, making it easier for me to pull out. I didn't really want to know what was going to happen. I wanted to make sure I made the decision based on the fact if I could fight or not. Even now it's unknown what will happen with my next fight."

Henderson V Shad, timeline matches up, Henderson wins he gets shot at the belt again, Shad wins....... oh I got it winner of Shogun V Gus