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Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(Oh man. 1:00-1:10 is just too much. Props: ix3623vault)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Manager: “Chael Sonne…

(Oh man. 1:00-1:10 is just too much. Props: ix3623vault)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Manager: “Chael Sonnen’s Career is Far From Over” (5thRound. Welcome to the club, guys!)

– UFC to Announce Formal Intent to Bring Event to New York (MMA Fighting)

– MMA Hot List: Fights Booked, Careers Put on Hold (Versus MMA Beat)

– Watch Nam Phan’s Guide to Judging in MMA (MiddleEasy)

– Jacob Volkmann on Fox News. You Figure Out the Rest. (the all-new MMA-Scraps.com)

– Bellator Signs Top 50 Middleweight Joe Riggs (FightMagazine)

– Dan Henderson In Talks For Title Shot Against Rafael Feijao On March 5 (MMA Convert)

– Jon Jones: I Would Definitely Take a "Right Fight" at Heavyweight (LowKick)

– Chad Griggs Taking on Regional Prospect in Final Strikeforce Grand Prix Reserve Bout (Five Ounces of Pain)

– UFC And Strikeforce Situations Make Heavyweight The Division To Watch In 2011 (SBNation.com/MMA)

Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson Title Fight Targeted for March 5

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsStrikeforce has its sights set on a March 5 date for a light-heavyweight championship bout that would pit current kingpin Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante against challenger Dan Henderson, sources with knowle…

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Strikeforce has its sights set on a March 5 date for a light-heavyweight championship bout that would pit current kingpin Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante against challenger Dan Henderson, sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed to MMA Fighting.

The event will take place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The fight, however, is not yet signed, with contract negotiations ongoing, though both fighters are training under the assumption they will be competing against each other that night.

Todd Duffee and Dan Henderson Both Have Testosterone Replacement Therapy Exemptions in Nevada

(Yeah, I can see Duffee being testosterone deficient.)
According to a story in the most recent edition of Dave Meltzer’s F4WOnline newsletter, only two fighters have received approval in Nevada for testosterone replacement therapy and one of them is 24…


(Yeah, I can see Duffee being testosterone deficient.)

According to a story in the most recent edition of Dave Meltzer’s F4WOnline newsletter, only two fighters have received approval in Nevada for testosterone replacement therapy and one of them is 24-year-old brick shithouse, Todd Duffee. The other one is 40-year-old former PRIDE champ Dan Henderson.

On an unrelated note, besides getting older, MMAJunkie’s resident medical expert, Dr. Johnny Benjamin pointed out this week that one primary cause of abnormally low testosterone levels in otherwise healthy males is prolonged steroid use.

Meltzer says that only one fighter has received medical clearance for his use of testosterone replacement in California, but CSAC would not reveal the name of the fighter whose name rhymes with Stan Menderson.

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Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC & Strikeforce’s Dueling Events

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceNow that we’ve all caught our breath, gotten a little sleep, and prepared ourselves to approach Saturday night’s dueling MMA events like calm, rational individuals, let’s dig through the results and get worked up all over a…

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Now that we’ve all caught our breath, gotten a little sleep, and prepared ourselves to approach Saturday night’s dueling MMA events like calm, rational individuals, let’s dig through the results and get worked up all over again.

Without further delay, here are the big winners, losers, and everything in between after the TUF 12 Finale and Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu.

Biggest Winner: Dan Henderson
A blind man would have known this fight was over once he heard the sound of Hendo’s right hand thumping against “Babalu” Sobral’s skull. But because Sobral managed to keep his eyes open even as they rolled around in his head, it wasn’t stopped until after Henderson had landed several more memory-busters, just for completely unnecessary good measure. The impressive brutality of the win goes a long way towards erasing Henderson’s loss to Shields in the minds of fans, but we should probably reserve judgment until we see him in a fight with an opponent who’s still in his prime. An opponent like, say, light heavyweight champion “Feijao” Cavalcante.

Strikeforce Live Blog: Dan Henderson vs. Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral Updates

Filed under: StrikeforceThis is the Strikeforce live blog for Dan Henderson vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral, the main event of tonight’s Strikeforce on Showtime card from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.

Henderson (25-8) lost to Jake Shields in Apri…

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This is the Strikeforce live blog for Dan Henderson vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral, the main event of tonight’s Strikeforce on Showtime card from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.

Henderson (25-8) lost to Jake Shields in April and is in search of his first win with the Strikeforce promotion. Sobral (36-8) defeated Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision in June.

In February 2000, Henderson defeated Sobral via majority decision in the finals of the RINGS King of Kings tournament.

The live blog is below.

With Quick KO, 40-Year-Old Dan Henderson Proves He’s Far From Done

Filed under: StrikeforcePut away the rocking chair, Dan Henderson is not ready for the retirement home just yet. Writing Henderson off was the instinct of some fans and media after Henderson’s last fight, saying he’d gotten old fast and that his days a…

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Put away the rocking chair, Dan Henderson is not ready for the retirement home just yet. Writing Henderson off was the instinct of some fans and media after Henderson’s last fight, saying he’d gotten old fast and that his days as an elite fighter were gone for good.

Even in this sport where we’re usually forced to come to conclusions based on 15 minutes of observation — and often less — it was a severe overreaction.

As long as Henderson brings his thunderous right hand, his granite chin and wrestling pedigree, he’ll have the opportunity to be in any fight. Just ask Renato “Babalu” Sobral, who tried and failed on a takedown try, and paid for it by eating a series of hellacious right hands that turned his lights out in less than two minutes in the main event of last night’s Strikeforce show.