Dan Henderson is among the most qualified fighters on the UFC roster to fight for a title. After months of waiting for his shot at defending light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, he should get his opportunity at some point in 2012.
Henderson has put in a lot of work since his last title shot with the UFC in 2008, when he lost to Anderson Silva at middleweight. As a fight fan, it is always nice to see the guys that have worked so hard and truly earned a title shot finally get their shot to wear UFC gold.
Henderson isn’t the only fighter that has paid his dues and paved his way to a title shot—there are fighters in each weight class that are deserving of their shot. Due to the UFC’s knack for scheduling great matchups, many of these fighters are either scheduled to get their shot or are engaged in No. 1 contenders’ matches.
Here are the UFC’s most-deserving title contenders.