#3 Dan Henderson vs Mauricio “Shogun” Rua – UFC 139
In November 2011, Dan Henderson was getting a charge out of something of a profession resurgence having won three of his four sessions since leaving UFC two years sooner, most quite crushing Heavyweight legend, Fedor Emelianenko the past July.
Mauricio Rua had an aloof beginning to life in the UFC in the wake of having recently overwhelmed the opposition as the primary man in Pride FC, losing three of his initial seven sessions in the advancement, which incorporated a short Light-Heavyweight Championship rule, yet the a lot more youthful man was as yet sponsored to crush the old lion, Henderson.
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In the 2011 match of the year, the two men left all that they had inside the Octagon.
An extraordinary battle saw the pair trade solid strikes and takedowns as they moved for leeway.
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It was “Hendo” who handled the principal enormous blow of the battle when he handled a correct hand which sent “Shogun” folding to the canvas in a pile. Smelling blood, Henderson hopped in for the complete however in spite of landing punch after punch could not put Rua away.
The blast caused “Shogun’s” left eye to swell close yet by one way or another he figured out how to hook himself once more into the battle, winning the penultimate round by crushing the American with rights which put him on spaghetti legs while Rua’s trunks turned red with all the blood he was losing. A takedown and a gag endeavor about won Rua the battle as “Hendo” frantically clung on to bring the challenge into a fifth round.
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Running on vapor, the depleted warriors proceeded as “Shogun” took control, keeping Henderson on the ground and tossing punches again and again when the ringer sounded.
Because of his strength in the prior rounds, Henderson won the nearest consistent choice you would ever observe, winning the battle with scores of 48-47 all around.
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A stunning exemplary headliner, that nearly has no equivalent, aside from one fight that occurred five years after the fact.
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