Countdown to UFC 139: Rua vs. Henderson (Full Video)
Posted on November 18, 2011, 12:11 PM by Joey SantosusSix former champions will do battle when the UFC debuts in San Jose tomorrow night with a stacked UFC 139 fight card. Set to headline is two legendary Light Heavyweights in Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Dan "Hendo" Henderson, who will go head to head with hopes of re-establishing themselves as division title contenders, while top Bantamweights Urijah Faber and Brian Bowles will do the same, with each man's eyes set on a rematch with Dominick Cruz.
Also featured will be a Middleweight showdown pitting "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva against kickboxing specialist Cung Le and a Welterweight clash between Martin Kampmann and Rick Story. Below is a look at the days and weeks ahead their match-ups, as they prepare to go to war at the HP Pavilion. Photo: Francis Specker
Further Reading: UFC 139 Press Conference: Two Legends Come Face to Face
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shogun: this fight between me and dan henderson is a title eliminator.
is it? i don't remember dana saying it as plainly as that..
IF Hendo wins in impressive fashion he might leapfrog Rashad to challenge Jones. You never know. In that scenario, Shogun would prob get Rampage, maybe in Japan this february like Quentin was campaigning for. If shogun wins he'll definitely have to fight rashad first before getting the winner of machida and jones.
Personally, I'm pulling for Rua. Love Dan Henderson but just a slight bit of favouritism towards Shogun ahaha. I met him a week after he lost his belt to Jones. Nice black eyes and all, yet he was the nicest guy to all his fans. Literally signed everything and anything as well as took time n photos with everybody. I'm sure Hendo would do the same but a mere week after losing the title in the middle of nowhere in Canada at a supplement store? I dunno