Before the duel in Goiânia, Dan Henderson praises Belfort: 'He's a dangerous guy'

D. Henderson (photo) beat Vitor on points in 2006. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

Next opponent Vitor belfort, the american Dan Henderson praised the Brazilian in an interview with journalist Rick J Lee. Hendo praised Vitor's qualities and stated that his opponent is in a great phase, after winning two consecutive fights – against Michael Bisping e Luke Rockhold, both in 2013.

“Vitor is a dangerous guy. He has a lot of knockout power. He is fast. He moves forward quite quickly as well when he closes the distance. You have to be very careful with it. Sometimes, mentally it may not appear. Sometimes he appears. You never know what you're going to get. I’m hoping to fight the ‘best Vitor’ out there (in Brazil). And he's been fighting well lately. It should be a good fight”, said the fighter.

Henderson also recalled the first fight between the two, which he won, in 2006 at the now-defunct PRIDE. “The first time I fought him, I was just in his face and he was in control. I won every round. I would like to do the same, except this time I want to finish the fight,” said Hendo, who won on points the first time.

Dan Henderson e Vitor belfort face each other in the main fight of UFC Fight Night 32, on November 9th. The event takes place at the Goiânia Arena, in Goiânia (GO). In addition to this confrontation, the event already had a fight between the Argentine  Santiago Ponzinibbio, participant of TUF Brasil 2, and the North American Ryan LaFlare announced.