You can add Dan Henderson‘s name to the long list of people expecting Michael Bisping to get steamrolled in his UFC on Fox 2 bout with Chael Sonnen.
In an interview with Tatame.com, the former Pride middleweight and Strikeforce light heavyweight champion gave a fairly straightforward prediction on the upcoming No. 1 contender’s bout.
“I don’t see Bisping even having a chance,” said Henderson.
Bisping was originally slated to face Demian Maia, but after an injury forced Mark Munoz to pull out of his bout with Sonnen, the Brit was bumped up as a late replacement. When it comes to styles, Sonnen and Maia are completely different animals.
Maia is easily one of the best submission artists in all of MMA, but he lacks the world-class wrestling abilities of Sonnen, who is known for persistent takedowns and suffocating top control.
It’s certainly going to be a tough bout for Bisping to prepare for.
At the prefight press conference, UFC President Dana White confirmed that the winner of this bout would move on to face Anderson Silva for the middleweight title at a later date.
Henderson feels Sonnen is next in line for a title shot, but he hopes to get another crack at Silva somewhere down the line. “The Spider” submitted Henderson nearly four years ago, and there remains no love lost between the two.
In a Twitter post, Henderson admitted he felt Silva was ducking him and Sonnen to maintain his position at the top of the division.
“I just think he just don’t want to fight us,” Henderson said. “Maybe it’s more of his managers didn’t want him to fight us, but he’s gonna end up doing the fight. Probably, Chael first.”
Depending on the outcome of the UFC on Fox 2 main event between Rashad Evans and Phil Davis, Henderson could be next in line to challenge light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
“They did offer me [Antonio Rogerio] Nogueira, but for me, it didn’t make much sense,” Henderson said.
“I didn’t think it was a good fight for me. For me to get ready that quick for a five-round fight, I would’ve been a little bit out of shape. I told them I’d do a three-round fight, but not a five-round. I would rather wait and maybe fight Jon Jones first.”
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