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SATURDAY - SEPT 8, 2007: For the first time ever, the UFC and Pride 205 lb. Championships will be UNIFIED - and it will be FREE on Spike TV! UFC champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson goes head to head with Pride champ Dan Henderson, and the winner will be the undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight Champio...

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10 min - 2008-03-06 Anderson "The Spider" Silva, UFC Middleweight Champion, will take on PRIDE 183-lb. Champion Dan Henderson when the UFC returns the state of Ohio on Saturday, March 1, 2008 for UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION.

By rss@youtube.com (ufc) SATURDAY - SEPT 8, 2007: For the first time ever, the UFC and Pride 205 lb. Championships will be UNIFIED - and it will be FREE on Spike TV! UFC champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson goes head to head with Pride champ Dan Henderson, and the winner will be the undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight Champio...

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UFC light heavyweight title holder Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and PRIDE champ Dan Henderson talk about their upcoming bout that will unify the UFC title and determine the light heavyweight champion of the world.

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By Jessy Morris Frank Mir vs. Interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Quinton Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva Jackson became UFC light-heavyweight champion in the cage when he defeated Chuck Liddell for the second time; he also unified the titles when he defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.

SPARROW, your comment goes to show that you have only watched his UFC fights and have not seen him fight in PRIDE where the competition was tougher, and he was often fighting larger opponents. Comment by onthebutton(the unofficial pres ...

By Kris Karkoski UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the biggest favorite for the four released bouts, currently sitting at -350 to challenger Frank Mir’s +225. Former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson is just slightly favored at -135 compared to former UFC champion Rich Franklin...

By Derek Bolender In mixed martial arts (MMA), specifically, it’s the rematch that is fairly commonplace.  An MMA trilogy, on the other hand, is extremely rare.  2) Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson 3) Josh Barnett vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 2) Quinton Jackson vs. Chuck Liddell

That is because he was fighting NOBODIES! Meanwhile, Hendo was fighter over in Japan where the REAL competition was at the time. Also, in PRIDE, a HW could fight a WW, that would NEVER be allowed in the states. Hendo’s NotableFights: ...

Baroni KOed Chonan at PRIDE Bushido 8; Schembri decisioned Chonan at PRIDE Bushido 7 - both losses were in 2004).” Worst Injury: “Torn ankle ligament - out for six months.” Favorite Fighters To Watch: “Dan Henderson, Tsuyoshi ‘TK’ ...

The main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin and, former PRIDE middleweight (205 lbs) and welterweight (183 lbs) Champion Dan Henderson. Also, the co-main event will feature ...

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At a time where two former PRIDE guys like Quinton Jackson and Dan Henderson are set to face off on national television, I have no idea what the fuck Zuffa is thinking taking down all the old footage of these guys from the net. ...

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By nuklear This UFC 93 Card’s main event features a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin and former PRIDE middleweight (205 lbs) and welterweight (183 lbs) Champion Dan Henderson. ...

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By Tamara_Admin As far as defining moments go, February 24, 2007 was an important one for 23-year-old Vinny Magalhaes. That was the night he watched his training partner Dan Henderson avenge a loss against PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva to claim the organization’s 205-pound title. He reme...

By denis That was the night he watched his training partner Dan Henderson avenge a loss against PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva to claim the organization’s 205-pound title. He remembers that famous left hook that Hendo threw, ...

Chuck Mindenhall, UFC - As far as defining moments go, February 24, 2007 was an important one for 23-year-old Vinny Magalhaes. That was the night he watched his training partner Dan Henderson avenge a loss against PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva to claim the organization's...

By Jesse Holland Perhaps best known for his battles with Dan Henderson and Kazushi Sakuraba back in the days of PRIDE Fighting Championship, Gracie (13-6-1) last competed at Elite XC: “Destiny” where he defeated Frank Shamrock via disqualification.

Viewers of UFC 75 saw Quinton Rampage Jackson defeat Dan Henderson to unify the UFC and PRIDE titles in the 205-lb weight-class. Cheick Kong defeated Mirko Cro Cop and Houston Alexander knocked out Alessio Sakara in one minute of the ...

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By James Welch When Dan Henderson stepped into the PRIDE ring with Wanderlei Silva on Dec. 9, 2000, he was already being dubbed by some as the best fighter in the world. His resume was extremely impressive, having already claimed the RINGS: King of Kings title, as well as winning the UFC 17 Middleweight Tou...

By John Chandler In a situation that was already heavily rumored to be taking place, the winner of former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and former multi-division PRIDE title holder Dan Henderson’s light heavyweight battle at UFC 93 in January will be offered a coaching spot opposite Michael...

By Jesse Holland Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and mixed martial arts legend Renzo Gracie will be featured in a documentary titled “Renzo Gracie: Legacy” at the inaugural U.S. Sports Film Festival in Philadelphia, Pa., on October 25. Gracie is perhaps best known for his battles with Dan Henderson and Kazu...

 UK - How did Rameau Sokoudjou get into The UFC? By taking a kicking from Dan Henderson whilst helping the PRIDE legend train for Kazuhiro Nakamura. ...

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By Kris Karkoski The light heavyweight matchup was first reported by The Wrestling Observer. UFC 93 features a light heavyweight clash between former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson and a 205-pound battle between UFC hall of famer Mark Coleman and Mauri...

By ben This 18-minute compilation is the only PRIDE highlight reel you’ll ever need, featuring the most brain-rattling finishes by Aleksander and Fedor Emelianenko, Alistair Overeem, Mirko Cro Cop, Dan Henderson, Quinton Jackson, ...

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (24-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) could meet former PRIDE title-holder Dan Henderson (23-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at a UFC event tentatively scheduled for Jan. 17 in Dublin, Ireland. Sources close to both fighters told MMAjunkie.com that the Franklin-Henderson...

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By Kris Karkoski Just one day after announcing Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Mark Coleman for UFC 93 in January UFC president Dana White has confirmed three key matches for UFC 92 with Yahoo! Sports. In the UFC 92 co-main events UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrig...

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UFC® ANNOUNCES FIRST EVENT IN DUBLIN, IRELAND Dan Henderson is the former PRIDE Welterweight and Middleweight champion. He’sa world class wrestler, known for his great chin and his one punch knockout ... Nogueira vs. Mir, Griffin vs. Evans, Jackson vs. Silva Set For UFC 92 MMAFrenzy.com

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Dan Henderson is the former PRIDE Welterweight and Middleweight champion. He’sa world class wrestler, known for his great chin and his one punch knockout ... Rich Franklin vs Dan Henderson Possible for UFC 92 Fight Ticker Mark Coleman Fight Ticker

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Dan Henderson is the former PRIDE Welterweight and Middleweight champion. He’sa world class wrestler, known for his great chin and his one punch knockout power. He defeated formidable Brazilian submission specialist Rousimar Palhares in ...

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 IL - In the main event, former UFC middleweight champ Rich Franklin will take on former PRIDE middleweight and light-heavyweight champ Dan Henderson. ...

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Setanta Sports  UK - Dan Henderson is the former PRIDE welterweight and middleweight champion. He's a world class wrestler, known for his great chin and his one punch knockout ... Franklin to fight Henderson in Dublin Setanta Sports all 3 news articles

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Dan Henderson is the former PRIDE Welterweight and Middleweight champion. He’s a world class wrestler, known for his great chin and his one punch knockout power. He defeated formidable Brazilian submission specialist Rousimar Palhares ...

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By Kris Karkoski The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Michael Bisping and former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson are likely to land roles as coaches on the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will feature welterweights (170 pounds) and middleweights (185 pounds) in a United States versus United Kingdom...

 Canada - At UFC 82 Silva gained a submission over former PRIDE welterweight and middleweight champion Dan Henderson to win what was the most high-profile fight of ...

By John Chandler Rashad Evans scored a brutal second-round knockout of former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in the show’s main event. Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and former PRIDE title holder Dan Henderson were also ...

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By Jared Barnes Rousimar Palhares is one of the slickest Jiu Jitsu players in MMA and just may have what it takes to knock off the former PRIDE FC middleweight and welterweight champion Dan Henderson. In his UFC debut he defeated Ivan Salaverry with an ...

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By John Chandler In the above video, former PRIDE middleweight and welterweight champion Dan Henderson and rising prospect Rousimar Palhares discuss their upcoming bout at UFC 88: Breakthrough this weekend.

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 TX - After a remarkable career in PRIDE, Dan Henderson just hasn't had it in the UFC. This is a guy who could've unified the 205 and 185 belts and gone down in ...

By Adam Wagner Despite the fact that the UFC Middleweight Champion of the World, Anderson Silva, has called Rich Franklin his toughest opponent in the Octagon to date, a lot of fans see through it as a show of respect to the former UFC champion. Instead, they point to Dan Henderson as having the best showin...

By Danny Burnham With an overall MMA record of 22-7, Hollywood has racked up wins over some of the best in the business: the aforementioned Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, current UFC Heavyweight Champ Antonio Nogueira, Murilio Rua, Renato Sobral, and Renzo Gracie, whose familiy pioneered the sport...

By Jesse Holland – Former PRIDE champion Dan “Hollywood” Henderson talks to UFC.com about fighting grappling phenom Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares at UFC 88 in Atlanta, Georgia on September 6. “Hendo” has his back against the wall after dropping his first two UFC matches (against Quinton “Rampage” Jacks...

By Adam Tool | 2008-08-19 00:00:00 PRIDE puts on a monster of a show featuring two tournaments! This week covers the welterweight side of the show and we've got Dan Henderson, Phil Baroni, Akihiro Gono, Murilo Bustamante, MINOWAMAN, Ryo Chonan and Paulo Filho in action!

By Kevin Curran Ricardo Arona is a PRIDE vet with a 13-5 record in MMA competition. Don't let that fool you though; he is a force! He has beaten greats like Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Jeremy Horn (2), Gustavo Machado, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Ninja Rua.

By MMAjunkie.com Staff Everyone is talking about how Anderson Silva is definitely the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter after his UFC 82 main event submission over Dan Henderson. After the event in a press conference, Dana White said anyone who disagrees is basically an idiot. Of course, this was intended to be a crit...

By Kris The ten-bout event is headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship main event between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE title holder Dan Henderson. The pay-per-view card also includes Cheick Kongo versus Heath Herring, Yushin Okami versus Evan Tanner, Jon Fitch ver...

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By Dave Meltzer The first was winning a Japanese open weight RINGS King of Kings tournament, where he won decisions over three much larger heavyweights – feared striker Gilbert Yvel and Brazilian submission specialists Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Renato Sobral – all on the same night in early 2000. Th...

By Sam Caplan If Anderson Silva defeats Dan Henderson for the PRIDE welterweight title on Saturday night at UFC 82, a strong case could be made that Silva is the most decorated fighter in the 183-185 lbs. division ever in MMA. In Henderson’s video he says he’s a bad matchup for a lot of fighters, especially...

By Frank Trigg In my best Bruce Buffer impression: “It’s time to begin the main event of the evening. The fighter standing to my right is a two-time Olympic wrestler, former PRIDE welterweight grand-prix winner, former middleweight and welterweight PRIDE champion, he stands 6-foot-0, and he weighs i...

By Derek Bolender There are a lot of fighters who are in between the classes that are small for 205, but too big to cut all the way down to 185, including Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida, Michael Bisbing, Dan Henderson, and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. 10) Have Wanderlei Silva be a contender at middleweight.

By Derek Bolender Silva has notable wins over former PRIDE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson, current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson twice, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Ricardo Arona.  

By Dave Meltzer If you want to get technical, Dan Henderson fought in UFC in 1998, and Wanderlei Silva fought in UFC in 1999, before either ever fought with PRIDE. But few would argue that they weren’t PRIDE fighters, and Silva was one of the faces of the promotion.

By MMA Junkie UFC 82 features a main event of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former PRIDE standout Dan Henderson For the latest UFC 82 fight card, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com. Bout agreements have been signed and the fight is now official: Cincinnati-area fighter Du...

By mmaimpact PRIDE 33 - Second Coming event in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas & Mack Center was the second Pride FC promotion to be held in the US.

By MMA Junkie PRIDE 185-pound champion Dan Henderson is less than two months away with his UFC 82 title fight with UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva, and in a recent interview with our friend Steve Sievert at the Houston Chronicle, Henderson says he’s expecting nothing short of victory.

By MMA Junkie UFC 82 is headlined by a title fight between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former PRIDE standout Dan Henderson. For the latest UFC 82 fight card, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com. Rising heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo (11-3-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) may meet vete...

By MMA Junkie UFC 82 features a main event between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former PRIDE standout Dan Henderson. The event is also expected to feature a bout between Jon Fitch and Akihiro Gono, and Josh Koscheck is slated to face Cincinnati-based fighter Dustin Hazelett (though b...

By Colonel Balz Sokoudjou has trained with Team Quest who has brought us the CAN and Matt Lindland. Sokudjou also helped PRIDE Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Dan Henderson prepare for a 2004 title defense against Kazuhiro Nakamura. Sokoudjou has knocked out heavyweights such as Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona. Rameau who is also known as the "The African Assassin" is making his UFC debut at UFC® 79 NEMESIS. The match pits Rameau Sokoudjou 4-1-0 vs. Lyoto Machida who is 11-0-0. Here is the Assassin knocking out NOG. Here is an article from Yahoo Sports on the up and coming star.   [read the full post]

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By Greg Clark With the news that Anderson Silva is quite comfortable fighting in the Light Heavyweight division brings new hope for the fans of Silva and MMA alike in that, we may very well see a concurrent UFC title holder of two weight classes. The only human to accomplish such a feat is Dan "Hollywood" Henderson when he knocked out Wanderlei Silva for the Pride FC Middleweight title at Pride 33 in February of this year to compliment his existing Pride FC Welterweight belt. Is it possible for Silva to jump up to 205 at a time when the UFC Middleweight division is in such disarry with the dismantling of Franklin (Ranked #2 Middleweight in the UFC) and now the loss of Yushin Okami who was not granted a contract extension by the UFC brass?   [read the full post]

According to Bubba the Love Sponge of Sirius Radio, PRIDE welterweight champion Dan Henderson may be fighting again at UFC 79. Henderson told Bubb. 20 Vote(s)

By Sam Caplan The Bubba the Love Sponge Show can be heard every Monday through Thursday from 3-7 p.m. ET and on Friday from 6-10 a.m. ET on Sirius Channel 101. Bubba the Love Sponge mentioned on his Sirius Satellite Radio show today that he ran into PRIDE welterweight champion Dan Henderson during a weekend tr...

By Sam Caplan You can click here to read Dann’s entire article, which I highly recommend. In Dann Stupp’s latest article in the Dayton Daily News, he discusses potential challengers for the UFC middleweight title that’s currently held by Anderson Silva. Ricardo Almeida, David Terrell, and Thales Lei...

By UFCmania Henderson recently dropped a five-round unanimous decision to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion,” which was designed to “unify” the two 205-pound UFC and PRIDE FC belts. It marked his first fight inside the Octagon since 1998.

By Sam Caplan To ready the entire article, click here. In Steve Sievert’s latest “MMA Notebook” on the Houston Chronicle website, PRIDE welterweight champion Dan Henderson is the latest fighter to speak out against the UFC’s negotiation practices when it comes to compensation: Couture is not alone...

UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson added to his impressive UFC resume last night by defeating PRIDE light heavyweight champ Dan Henderson to unify the belt.  Jackson followed up his decisive victory over Chuck Liddell in which he displayed his striking prowess with...

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