the american Dan Henderson lost more than title shot what would I have against Jon Jones after getting injured weeks before UFC 151, Hendo stopped being the coach of the 17th edition of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter and will have to beat the Brazilian Lyoto Machida at UFC 157 if he wants to challenge for the organization's welterweight belt. Despite this, the 42-year-old veteran fighter does not seem to have given up in the face of difficulties and still believes in the chance to compete for, and win, the third belt of different organizations in his career (Hendo already holds belts from the now-defunct Pride and Strikeforce) , including envisioning a dispute against his friend Chael Sonnen.
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In a recent interview, Dan Henderson stated that he believes in the possibility of Sonnen, who recently moved up to the light heavyweight category after his second defeat to Anderson Silva in the fight for the middleweight belt, beat the current champion, Jon Jones, in the fight that will be held on April 27th and that will mark the confrontation between TUF 17 coaches. The American said that Sonnen is used to being the underdog in fights and even mentioned the injury suffered by Jon “Bones” Jones in the fight against Vitor belfort as an aggravating of the pressure suffered by the current holder of the light heavyweight belt. Furthermore, Hendo stated that, despite the great friendship he has with Sonnen, he would fight against his friend in a possible title fight and that he believes that both would be able to maintain their rivalry only inside the octagon.
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