Illness, sprained thumb, Rua no match for UFC 139 winner Henderson

Dan Henderson had prepared himself for a five-round fight against
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

But a bug he’d caught the week prior to UFC 139
sapped his strength and left him so dehydrated that he needed IV fluids
following a bout that’s been called one o…

Dan Henderson had prepared himself for a five-round fight against
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

But a bug he’d caught the week prior to UFC 139
sapped his strength and left him so dehydrated that he needed IV fluids
following a bout that’s been called one of the best in UFC history.

“He’d been ill throughout the week, so the five-round fight was pretty
tough on his body,” Aaron Crecy, Henderson’s business partner, told MMAjunkie.com. “He was having trouble
breathing because he was so dehydrated.”