Hendo says he will fight Sheilds in April

http://mmajunkie.com/news/17562/henderson-says-hes-got-shields-in-april-strikeforce-says-fight-not-yet-official.mma

"After many hints at a possible return to competition in the middleweight division, recent UFC import Dan Henderson (25-7) today said his first Strikeforce bout will be against 185-pound champion Jake Shields (24-4-1) in an as-yet-unannounced card scheduled for broadcast on CBS."

Henderson is going to smash him or Jake Shields builds the foundation of a real legacy.

one set one to go hendo mw and lhw champ mark my word. war hendo

enderson please kick the crap out of this guy

I hope Henderson wins.

Hendo will fucking murder Sheilds. I'm going to go ahead and predict some injury or some other bullshit prevents Jake from getting his ass kicked in April.

I'm being dead serious when I say I give Shields a <1% chance of winning this fight

well there goes Shields' belt

Shields doesn't seem to be popular is he a jackass ?

Ali_1748 wrote:

Shields doesn't seem to be popular is he a jackass ?

I tent to route for gracie fighters, but I have trouble routing for Jake cause he thinks he's way better than he is. He's a BJJ wiz but he has no hands but according to him his standup is close to the best. That's what I have against him. Hendo will beat his ass, if it goes to the ground Hendo can stop the subs

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

Hendo will fucking murder Sheilds. I'm going to go ahead and predict some injury or some other bullshit prevents Jake from getting his ass kicked in April.

Yeah no shit Sooner I wouldn't be suprised at all

Shields hands are god awful. Hendo might do him like he did Bisping.

I'll take the underdog. Every time Shields fights, everyone says he is going to get murdered and he ends up winning. Anyone want to avatar bet?

franklinfan2 wrote:

I'll take the underdog. Every time Shields fights, everyone says he is going to get murdered and he ends up winning. Anyone want to avatar bet?

yes

Ok deal. I won't be surprised if Hendo wins but I think everyone is underestimating Shields.

I think the only way Shields can win is by a crazy submission

I will be surprised if this fight happens in April. Some "injury" or other "dispute" will save Jake's ass. Just got a feeling.

Hendo keeps it standing and Bisping's Shields ass here...

But whoever said that Hendo grabs both titles must think Mousasi is some kind of slappy? Hendo isn't walking through Gegard in this lifetime, the last or the next. A good and entertaining fight it would be, but Mousasi wins a unanimous decision, IMO. And I would be willing to go old school and bet a loser leaves town cage match on that fight!

But in reality, Mousasi hasn't faced someone on Hendo's level yet, or near it, while Hendo has fought many fighters as good and better than Gerard.

I favored Mousasi over Hendo but his grappling in that fight with Soko made me believe Hendo is a very serious threat and possibly a small favorite in that fight. Who knows though, I just want to see it

I'll give Shields enough credit to say that he will not pull out of this fight due to fear. He's fought some pretty good fighters, yet his biggest gripe in recent years is lack of challenges. He'll show up for sure.

Shields will be a game fighter as far as the fight goes but Hendo is just better thats it.

timthebim wrote:

Shields will be a game fighter as far as the fight goes but Hendo is just better thats it.

No doubt,very tough matchup for Shields in terms of skill and size. Shields may very well drop back to 170 after this fight while Hendo jumps to 205. I've got Hendo for sure, but Im not going to write Shields off completely.

No u cant write him off completely cause we have seen him win fights people thought he would lose before. He is over matched in this fight but he still has a chance.

I'm completely writing him off in this fight