Dan Henderson: I prefer to fight Fedor at Heavyweight, not Catchweight

Posted on April 14, 2011, 04:52 AM by Anton Gurevich
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Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan "Hendo" Henderson dismissed the talk about a possible 220lbs Catchweight fight against Fedor Emelianenko, stating that he'd rather face "The Last Emperor" at Heavyweight. Dan Henderson is currently 2-1 in his Strikeforce campaign, with convincing victories over Babalu Sobral and Feijao Cavalcante.

As for Fedor Emelianenko, the Russian icon is looking to recover from two back to back losses against Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Silva. Fedor's official MMA record currently stands at 31-3.Fedor Emelianenko is currently finishing his training camp in Holland, where he trained with some of the best martial arts talent the country has to offer.

The fight against Dan Henderson is currently labeled as "in works" by both Strikeforce and M-1 Global, and is expected to become official for sometime this Summer.

Photo: Francis Specker 


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  • whitey
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    The fight being at a catch weight or heavy weight won't really make any difference.



    Realistically these two are about the same size, except Dan doesn't carry aroud the pudge. Now typically extra weight is an advantage but Fedor has never been the kind of fighter that used size to win fights (usually because he was smaller) ...



    In this case I would expect dan to weigh in around 210 and Fedor around 230 as per usual.

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  • Keyboard Contender
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    an in shape Fedor at 205 could be a force to be reckoned with

    Reply 2 years ago
  • scrappymcgee
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    oh thanks keyboard contender i havent heard that before

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  • FoetusFarm
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    someone should mention that fedor doesnt deserve to have a lightheavyweight title match after 2 straight losses, it doesnt make any sense and is unfair to the other fighters.

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  • whitemare
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    haha keyboard contender thats awesome

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  • MAMBA24ILL
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    Battle of two big right hands. Hope this fight is made, never like the idea of Fedor possibly being a replacement later on in the tournament.

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  • GeorgeRuetiger
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    Yeah it's a really stupid issue to consider whether it'll be at "heavyweight" or a "catchweight", when 220 is considered heavyweight anyway, not to mention the fact that Fedor has been slimming down lately, based on all the newest pics i've seen. Losing ten pounds of fat and just walking in his natural weight, at 220 or so, could still be considered a heavyweight fight. A dime plus this gives you ten cents.

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  • Boner89
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    Sounds to me that Dan wants the fight at HW because it wold be a good fight to have on his resume if he ever wanted a HW title fight.

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  • Boner89
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    why do bother posting on here anymore bam?

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  • Boner89
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    when was the last time Hendo got knocked out??? exactly.

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  • Ciaran_Den
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    Fedor should fight at 205,this would be a great way of reinventing himself and its not like the cut would be that bad considering he lose a few pounds away

    Reply 2 years ago
  • Ridman96
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    I'd rather see this superfight at 205 lbs because it would be more super being for the Strikeforce LHW Championship Title.

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  • 3RD EYE
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    I hope Fedor wins this one, not cause im a fan of him, cause im really not. I just dont want him to retire before seeing him get a chance to prove himself in the UFC. Pride was good but as for him in Strikeforce he's had way to many easy fights and gets to much credit for them. As if he's some MMA GOD. I wanna see him fight some real comp. Hopefully he does

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  • David Saucier
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    well since u asked so nicely jk, I would nvr weak u;)

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  • SilvaOfTheStreets
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    it's to late for him to try n prove himself against the top competition now. 2 years ago I would have loved for him to fight in the UFC. he needs to cut down to 205 and see how he does against some top flight fighters and I think Hendo's perfect. even at HW it'll be real small HW's so if he does good against a fighter his own sized then he'll know the permanent move to 205 is good and we'll all see if he's really still got it or not. I'm not sure he's at the point in his career though where even a move to 205 will help with all the proven young all around fighters coming into the game.

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  • IChokePeople
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    This will be an awesome fight and I will watch it but it isn't the fight I want to see Fedor in. If Fedor is going down to 205 then it is great but if he is staying at HW I would rather see him against Shane Del Rosario.

    Reply 2 years ago
  • Thang
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    You know you're fighting the SAME Guy, Right ???

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  • mma420
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    you can't lose with a fight like this

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