Dan Henderson says ‘DC’s fat ass’ helped drive him back to 185

Dan Henderson may regret not fighting Jon Jones, but after dealing with Daniel Cormier, light heavyweight didn’t seem like a great idea.

Dan Henderson is getting prepped for one last – probably – shot at a UFC title. The former UFC tournament champion, Strikeforce Champion, and two-division PRIDE champion is going for his third shot at UFC gold, taking on former KO victim and somehow current middleweight champion Michael Bisping. It’s being billed as the last bout of Henderson’s career, win or lose.

As such, the MMA legend took a moment to reflect on his career and what, to date, has been his biggest regret.

“There’s only one that really, Jon Jones, you know?” Henderson told MMA Fighting. “I trained to fight him, got ready to fight him, got hurt and I didn’t get a chance to test myself against him, you know? That would have been a fun moment to see how I do against Jon Jones. He’s since then done even better. He’s screwed up a little, too, but he’s still arguably the best pound for pound guy out there.”

So why didn’t Henderson go after Jones again, after their UFC 151 bout fell apart at the hands of the diabolical Greg Jackson? Well, there was the knee injury that left him on the sidelines for the rest of 2012. During that time Jones defeated Vitor Belfort and set up a short lived feud with Chael Sonnen, one that started with the UFC 151 fiasco.

Henderson, on the other hand, returned from injury straight into a three fight losing skid, dropping bouts to Machida, Evans, and Belfort. But the final straw that saw him gone from 205 for good? Daniel Cormier:

“Over the years, it’s gotten harder to keep my body in the shape I need to,” Henderson said. “That’s why I dropped back down to middleweight, because it’s harder to go against the heavier guys. Having DC’s fat ass on top of me really didn’t help. When he was on top of me, I decided to go down to another weight class.”

UFC 204 takes place on October 8th in Manchester, England. The event will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Dan Henderson and champion Michael Bisping. Stay tuned to Bloody Elbow for more news and updates on the card as it approaches.

Dan Henderson may regret not fighting Jon Jones, but after dealing with Daniel Cormier, light heavyweight didn’t seem like a great idea.

Dan Henderson is getting prepped for one last – probably – shot at a UFC title. The former UFC tournament champion, Strikeforce Champion, and two-division PRIDE champion is going for his third shot at UFC gold, taking on former KO victim and somehow current middleweight champion Michael Bisping. It’s being billed as the last bout of Henderson’s career, win or lose.

As such, the MMA legend took a moment to reflect on his career and what, to date, has been his biggest regret.

“There’s only one that really, Jon Jones, you know?” Henderson told MMA Fighting. “I trained to fight him, got ready to fight him, got hurt and I didn’t get a chance to test myself against him, you know? That would have been a fun moment to see how I do against Jon Jones. He’s since then done even better. He’s screwed up a little, too, but he’s still arguably the best pound for pound guy out there.”

So why didn’t Henderson go after Jones again, after their UFC 151 bout fell apart at the hands of the diabolical Greg Jackson? Well, there was the knee injury that left him on the sidelines for the rest of 2012. During that time Jones defeated Vitor Belfort and set up a short lived feud with Chael Sonnen, one that started with the UFC 151 fiasco.

Henderson, on the other hand, returned from injury straight into a three fight losing skid, dropping bouts to Machida, Evans, and Belfort. But the final straw that saw him gone from 205 for good? Daniel Cormier:

“Over the years, it’s gotten harder to keep my body in the shape I need to,” Henderson said. “That’s why I dropped back down to middleweight, because it’s harder to go against the heavier guys. Having DC’s fat ass on top of me really didn’t help. When he was on top of me, I decided to go down to another weight class.”

UFC 204 takes place on October 8th in Manchester, England. The event will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Dan Henderson and champion Michael Bisping. Stay tuned to Bloody Elbow for more news and updates on the card as it approaches.