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24-08-2011, 22:47
Lorenzo Fertitta: I would love to do Anderson Silva vs Dan Henderson at UFC on FOX (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/24/2381165/lorenzo-fertitta-i-would-love-to-do-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson)
http://cdn1.sbnation.com/profile_images/434357/solidsnake_tiny.jpg by Geno Mrosko (http://www.sbnation.com/users/Geno%20Mrosko) on Aug 24, 2011 7:01 AM EDT (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/24/2381165/lorenzo-fertitta-i-would-love-to-do-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson) in UFC News (http://www.mmamania.com/stories/3?category_slug=ufc-news)
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Just last night, reports surfaced (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/23/2380511/ufc-on-fox-debut-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson-possible-with-spider) that Anderson Silva (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122568/anderson-silva) vs. Dan Henderson (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122555/dan-henderson) was being targeted as a possible headliner (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/23/2380511/ufc-on-fox-debut-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson-possible-with-spider)for the UFC on FOX (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/84361/ufc-on-fox) debut special on Nov. 12 in Anaheim, California.
At the time, it seemed to be nothing more than well-connected speculation but the hound dogs at Tatame (http://www.tatame.com/2011/08/24/Fertitta-talks-UFC-Rio-Silva-vs-Henderson-on-FOX) have tracked down UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta himself to get the scoop on the possible match-up.
His response (http://www.tatame.com/2011/08/24/Fertitta-talks-UFC-Rio-Silva-vs-Henderson-on-FOX):
"We don't have a main event set yet, we'll find out probably after this Saturday, these fights in Rio, then we'll set a main event. But it'll be something big. It'll be a big fight. I would love to do (Silva vs. Henderson). Anderson just needs a win."
All this talk will be for naught if Silva loses his upcoming match-up against Yushin Okami (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122563/yushin-okami) at UFC 134 (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/71387/ufc-134-rio) on Saturday night (Aug. 27) in Brazil, of course. But with oddsmakers and pundits alike heavily favoring "The Spider," we could very well be headed for another rematch for the middleweight champion.
What's interesting to note here is that Henderson, the current Strikeforce (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce) Light Heavyweight Champion, is without a contract for any promotion at this time. He's still a free agent. That seems like nothing more than a formality, though, and recent tweets from "Hendo" seem to indicate as much.
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http://cdn1.sbnation.com/profile_images/434357/solidsnake_tiny.jpg by Geno Mrosko (http://www.sbnation.com/users/Geno%20Mrosko) on Aug 24, 2011 7:01 AM EDT (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/24/2381165/lorenzo-fertitta-i-would-love-to-do-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson) in UFC News (http://www.mmamania.com/stories/3?category_slug=ufc-news)
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Just last night, reports surfaced (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/23/2380511/ufc-on-fox-debut-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson-possible-with-spider) that Anderson Silva (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122568/anderson-silva) vs. Dan Henderson (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122555/dan-henderson) was being targeted as a possible headliner (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/23/2380511/ufc-on-fox-debut-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson-possible-with-spider)for the UFC on FOX (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/84361/ufc-on-fox) debut special on Nov. 12 in Anaheim, California.
At the time, it seemed to be nothing more than well-connected speculation but the hound dogs at Tatame (http://www.tatame.com/2011/08/24/Fertitta-talks-UFC-Rio-Silva-vs-Henderson-on-FOX) have tracked down UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta himself to get the scoop on the possible match-up.
His response (http://www.tatame.com/2011/08/24/Fertitta-talks-UFC-Rio-Silva-vs-Henderson-on-FOX):
"We don't have a main event set yet, we'll find out probably after this Saturday, these fights in Rio, then we'll set a main event. But it'll be something big. It'll be a big fight. I would love to do (Silva vs. Henderson). Anderson just needs a win."
All this talk will be for naught if Silva loses his upcoming match-up against Yushin Okami (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122563/yushin-okami) at UFC 134 (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/71387/ufc-134-rio) on Saturday night (Aug. 27) in Brazil, of course. But with oddsmakers and pundits alike heavily favoring "The Spider," we could very well be headed for another rematch for the middleweight champion.
What's interesting to note here is that Henderson, the current Strikeforce (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce) Light Heavyweight Champion, is without a contract for any promotion at this time. He's still a free agent. That seems like nothing more than a formality, though, and recent tweets from "Hendo" seem to indicate as much.
Continue reading this post » (http://www.mmamania.com/2011/8/24/2381165/lorenzo-fertitta-i-would-love-to-do-anderson-silva-vs-dan-henderson#storyjump)