UPDATE: Dan Henderson Meets Vitor Belfort In November, Says Fedor Signed With Bellator
Dan “Hendo” Henderson recently got back in the win column with a super impressive knockout victory over Tim Boetsch. Henderson got the job done in less than one minute, and it seems as if the ageing former Pride and Strikeforce champion still has some gas left in the tank.
So what’s next for the former Olympian?
Well, Henderson has been quite active on twitter tonight, teasing fans about his next fight. He started off by claiming that he had his next fight scheduled, and that it would probably be announced at tonight’s (August 1, 2015) UFC 190 from Brazil.
However, he didn’t stop there, as he then asked how many fans thought his next bout would be against top-ranked Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. “Hendo” went on to confirm that his next opponent wasn’t “Jacare”, and that it was actually a rematch, leading many to believe that he would be facing Michael Bisping, or possibly even the returning Fedor Emelianenko.
In closing, “Dangerous” Dan stated that it wasn’t Bisping, and that Emelianenko is actually headed to Bellator. Check out all of the craziness below:
Just scheduled my next fight. Should be announced tonight!!!!!
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) August 1, 2015
Who had their money on me vs Jacare?
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) August 2, 2015
Cause, it’s NOT Jacare…I’ll give you a hint. #rematch
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) August 2, 2015
You Bisping fans can be happy……. It’s not him.
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) August 2, 2015
And Fedor signed with Belator.
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) August 2, 2015
With all of these thought to be options out of the way, the only logical option for Henderson’s next opponent seems to be Vitor Belfort. Or could it be Lyoto Machida?
Hopefully we will get the answer tonight, but stay tuned to LowKickMMA, as we will be on top of the situation.
UPDATE: It seems as if we have gotten our answer, as Henderson once again took to his twitter to end the speculation, announcing that he will take on controversial former champion and title challenger Vitor Belfort in November:
Geez, I didn't realize how impatient mma fans are for their news. I'm fighting Vitor on Nov 7th in Sao Paulo.
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) August 2, 2015
The two have actually met twice before, with “Hendo” scoring a unanimous decision in their first meeting back at a 2006 Pride event, but many fans remember their last meeting more clearly.
The two men met for a second time back in 2013, a time during Belfort’s testosterone-replacement-therapy (TRT) plagued run, with “The Phenom” brutally knocking Henderson out cold.
Who do you see winning come October?
