Dan Henderson takes on Vitor Belfort in the main event of UFC Fight Night 32 in Goiania on Nov. 9, and that will mark his return to Brazil 5,992 days after his MMA debut, which took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
At Brazil Open Fight, Dan Henderson entered a four-man lightweight tournament with Crezio de Souza, Jose “Pele” Landi-Jons and Eric Smith. The Brazilians didn’t know “Hendo” and Smith, so de Souza and “Pele” were the crowd favorites to advance to the final.
“I knew he was an Olympic-level wrestler because I was from the Brazilian wrestling team at that time, so I saw him compete before,” de Souza told MMAFighting.com. “When they told me I was going to fight him, I knew it would be tough. I was the favorite to advance in the…