Henderson to Strikeforce: A lose-lose-lose situation

By: Yehia on Nov 16, 2009

For Henderson:
  • Will Strikeforce pay him the money he wants? Mousasi doesn't think so.
  • If Fedor doesn't get an immediate title shot, Henderson doesn't get one.
  • Big fights (against big names) for Henderson in Strikeforce...,anybody?
For the UFC:
  • The UFC invested too much in Dan Henderson (who is probably a future UFC hall of famer) from the Ultimate Fighter to spot at UFC 100 main card.
  • Henderson at 39 is probably one or two fights away from being the second "legend" in the "To be a legend, you have to beat a legend" à la Chuck Liddell and Mirko Cro Cop.
  • Even if he pulls a "Couture" and keeps winning past those "one or two fightes", then the UFC will lose the #2 or #3 middleweight (and probably top ranked light-heavyweight) in the world. It's bad enough they don't have Fedor #1 heavyweight (and probably #1 pound for pound).
For Strikeforce:
  • If Henderson loses will he be willing to climb the ladder again AT Strikeforce!?
  • Every win for the unmarketable Henderson at Strikeforce will stop the momentum of a rising, more marketable name (Strikeforce unlike the UFC doesn't have a lot of those).

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