Dan Henderson has no shot against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the main event of UFC 139 on Saturday night.
Henderson was knocked down in the first round of his last two fights, and Shogun has so many effective ways to take Henderson down for a third straight time in the first round.
Shogun is way too quick for Henderson, who likes to use his strength to overpower opponents.
The problem with this strategy is that it opens the door for mistakes when Henderson fails to connect on his punches.
When Henderson inevitably throws some bad punches, Shogun will counter and punish him for his mistake. The result could be an early victory for Shogun. This fight could get ugly real quick for Henderson.
If Shogun prevents Henderson from getting off to a good early start then he will have no trouble winning the main event.
Henderson is simply overmatched, and he must connect on some major punches early to have a chance at winning.
Shogun will have a determined approach to this fight and pummel Henderson early and often.
He will embarrass Henderson early in this fight and I would be very shocked if the fight lasts more than three rounds.
Shogun’s combination of quickness, speed and agility will be way too much for Henderson to handle in this fight, and Shogun will knockout his opponent in the early rounds to win the main event of UFC 139.
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