On Saturday night, Dan Henderson and Shogun Rua treated the fans to one of the most epic battles in all of MMA history.
In the first non-title fight in UFC history to go five rounds, Henderson edged out Shogun to earn a 48-47 unanimous decision victory.
Henderson put everything he had on display, from his power, to his wrestling, to his incredible heart, chin and determination.
However, even with everything that Hendo put on display, he still has no chance in a fight against light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones.
Henderson has one punch knockout power, but so did Rampage Jackson. Jones was able to beat him easily.
Henderson has outstanding wrestling, which he can generally use to dictate where the fight takes place. Jones’ wrestling is better.
However, the thing that would kill Henderson the most in a fight against Jones would be his cardio.
I take nothing away from Henderson after his performance on Saturday night. It was a grueling fight, and any man would have been gassed in the fifth round.
However, the ground and pound of Jones is much better than that of Shogun.
If Jones gets this fight to the ground in the later stages, and if Hendo has the same gas tank that he had on Saturday, he’s going to be in some serious trouble against Jones.
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