Former Strikeforce and PRIDE champion Dan Henderson wants to see if reigning UFC light heavyweight title holder Jon Jones can swim in unfamiliar waters at their UFC 151 encounter.
“I’m gonna make sure I put him on his back and we haven’t seen him there. We’ll see how that goes,” Henderson told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.
Despite currently being listed as a massive 7.5 to 1 underdog, Hendo said he could care less what other people are thinking heading into this title bout (courtesy of MMA Mania).
“I’m not your average 40-year-old. I’m looking forward to going out there and proving a lot of people wrong. I haven’t really paid much attention to what everyone else is saying. I know what I’m capable of doing and I just gotta make sure I do it that night.”
Despite being a former Olympic-level Greco Roman wrestler, Henderson has mostly chosen to stand and trade with his opponents in recent fights instead of looking for the takedown.
Other accomplished wrestlers such as Ryan Bader and Rashad Evans had no success in getting Jones on the ground. As a matter of fact, Jones is yet to be taken down in the UFC.
Will Henderson be able to break this trend? We shall see on Sept. 1.
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