Dan Henderson: If not the stoppage, I would have KO'd Fedor unconscious even more
Posted on July 31, 2011, 04:08 AM by Anton GurevichTriumphant Dan Henderson looked back at his performance against Fedor Emelianenko in the main event of last night's Strikeforce card. Henderson via TKO stoppage, but many fans still feel that that Fedor was not completely "out", and could have recovered if given that chance by the referee Herb Dean. But according to "Hendo" the stoppage was OK, because if not the stoppage, he "would have KO'd Fedor unconscious even more".
Dan Henderson will turn 41 this August, currently holding a professional MMA record of 28 wins and 8 losses. Both Fedor and Henderson fought 36 times in their career.

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He should beat into a pulp to let all people know that it wasnt a bad stoppage, herb saw fedor ate the mat and not defending but receiving hendo bombs what would you like to see? Blood? More blood?
yeah right hendo, you can ko him more if you land few punches on the back of his head...
Ya. Dan's upper-cut from behind caused Fedor to lose consciousness for a second, but Dan's immediate follow-up punches were illegal shots to the back of the head. I can't consider this a W for Hendo. Disappointed.
@corey
you copy and paste the same comment 5 times!
get a life mate.
fedor has been 1) submitted
2) decisioned
and now 3) tko'ed
fedor was awesome but its time for him to retire.
the diaz comparison is dumb because 9/10 times a ref would have stopped that too when diaz went face down.
the ref's have to make a split second secision
they don't have the lugury of sitting on the sofa looking a replays
when did u see Dan limp arms flat dumb azz.., he almost had it thought
he was doing good but didnt cover up when he went to stand and Dan upper cutted him should of covered up rookie mistake end of story
Dan did not go limp fedor did
1 word, DQ
lol your right he went limp face down ass up and arms flat on the ground
Is bull shitt Fedor was still in that fight watch the video again Fedor got up streight away it was set up
bloody hell, bad decision, set up, bad refereeing, you guys are really starting to sound pathetic now, he lost, for the third time in a row, get over it, accept it and move on with your life man.....set up.....that's the most ridiculous excuse i've heard so far.....it aint the WWE.......lol......(sigh)
You guys make me laugh. Let me guess, you are Fedor fans or you picked him to win.
When you saw Fedor knock Henderson down, you figured it was all over, so then when Dan reversed him and KO'd in the space of about 2 seconds it seemed too quick to you.
It doesn't matter if someone is out for only a few seconds, as long as they aren't intelligently defending themselves. Hard to do, face down on the canvas with you arms at your side.
Sure, it was a flash KO. Quite common with 5 oz gloves. And Fedor did managed to turn over once he came around but waving your hands around like a helpless kitten doesn't qualify as intelligently defending yourself.
And if you think Henderson hit him on the back of the head, what fight were you watching. Hendo hits him twice with a right hook on the side of the head and switches to hammer fists to avoid him in the back of the head.
But feel free to keep posting what you want to see.
you need to wear a bigass Jar eyeglasses
What are you talking about, an mma god can't lose even if he loses ??
Yes i sharped your comment, it's strange how nuthuggers keep defending fedor !
First loss a cut, then fedor got caught, they didn't let him finish bigfoot and hendo never had fedor in trouble, premature stoppage !? lol
will you just get off this site FFS go and have a wank over that playboy mag under your mattress you pimly faced little juvenile.......
Дэн бил по затылку. Ещё бы по яйцам Федору ударил. И тогда точно выиграл бы досрочно. А так судья помог. Федор ушатал бы Дэна. Всё куплено Даной.
Ah, so I guess by the amazing logic of describing when you think the rule wasn't applied, somehow invalidates the rule? I think you have a future in the Cecil Peoples school of fight judging.
And Brock was stunned, but never unconscious. Exaggerating something to try and prove a point actually invalidates it.
im with crane, all the points you are trying to prove are ALL invalid and irrelevant, its kind of pathetic
as joe rogan said u have to imagine that u are like wearin a headphone and the back part is equivalent to dq, but what i see is that fedors head bounce back at hendos back or chest before hitting the canvas and with hendos exp and record dont think he would be dumb enough to hit fedor in the back multiple times. What i feel is that herb dean respect fedor that much and dont want to see him take more damage while hendo is dropping punches i dont want to see fedor got up headless. Many had been drop with just 1 h bomb what mor if u hit a couple or times.
dan would have beaten fedor anyway
You can take your tin foil hat off now.
seriously corey shut up. just because it was a bad stoppage doesnt mean you should stop taking your meds
dan's stand up is far better then lesnars so you can compare the 2
@corey you are a seriously annoying little shit who hasn't got the slightest clue how stupid you are making yourself look with these childish statements, only a spoilt upset child throwing their dollies out the pram would say the things you are saying, each statement you make the more pathetic you sound, you would annoy Fedor himself with these shitty excuses, go and count your pubes in the bathroom again or something, just get off the damn computer........muppet.
Instead of being stopped, I believe that Dan should have been warned about strikes to the back of the head. I agree that there was a flash KO but I still don't believe that this was a good stoppage because of the illegal strikes.
Back of the head shots were ILLEGAL. Ref's like Herb Dean need to watch the Steven Seagul and Machida video that showed the rules of hitting to the head. "Top of head, LEGAL. Bottom of head ILLEGAL." Hell even a movie actor knows that.
I gotta here Dana got to say
Words that should never be used in the same sentence again. Fedor has fallen and fallen quickly. I don't even see him in the Top Ten HW's anymore
There's no doubting Fedor's a legend. I don't think he's in the top 20 anymore, but I also don't think this is it for him. He seems so adamant in continuing to fight that I can't count him out.
What I'd really love to see happen is if the UFC signed him for one fight, and he'd take on Cro Cop, and they both could have their retirement fight, and relive that amazing war. But the chances of that happening are virtually impossible, nonetheless, it would be amazing.
it was a good stopage yes there was a hits to the back of the head but it was already over he would have taken punishment for nothing
fedor is my favorite fighter, but dan won this fair and square. fedor was knocked cold after the first shot only to be rudely awaken by more furious shots. if the fight would have gone further, he would have landed the same shot that ko'd feijo and babalu. what else but the h bomb. go dan henderson. a real champion.
man fedor **** must be a goldon pole ,,because so many people are sucking it
Not as bad as the fake wrestler. Damn that guy only fought 7 times and got beat down by Cain. Has pulled out of more fights then Hank Williams Jr. has in concerts. Thats what happens when your on the roids.