The Pride organization has been gone from the MMA landscape for more than five years now, but one of the promotion’s champions continues to contend for a title in the UFC.
Former Pride champion Fedor Emelianenko has retired from the sport, while Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Wanderlei Silva and Takanori Gomi have declined since their days as Pride titleholders. However, 42-year-old Dan Henderson remains one of the best light heavyweights in the world and was recently booked for a UFC title fight until an injury took it away from him.
Despite his inability to capture a UFC title thus far in his career, Henderson was one of the best fighters to ever compete in Pride and will go down as one of the most accomplished competitors in MMA history. As “Hendo” recovers from his injury and hopefully returns to title contention, let’s take a look at where he stands among the greatest fighters in Pride history.