Dan Henderson indifferent about not having spot in UFC Hall of Fame

Dan Henderson is taken into account by many a pioneer and a legend of MMA. But, he doesn’t have a person spot within the UFC’s Corridor of Fame.

Henderson is technically within the UFC’s HOF however beneath the “Struggle Wing,” – which is a sector devoted to recognizing the best fights in firm historical past. His 2011 all-out battle with Mauricio Rua obtained him inducted in 2018. Nevertheless, Henderson alone shouldn’t be within the UFC’s Corridor of Fame.

With names like Anderson Silva, Wealthy Franklin, Antonio Nogueira, and most not too long ago Wanderlei Silva within the “Pioneer Wing,” all guys who Henderson fought, many anticipated to see the previous Pleasure FC champion be part of his former rivals.

Regardless that that has but to return to fruition, eight years after his retirement from MMA, Henderson is totally unbothered by it.

“I don’t lose sleep over it,” Henderson advised MMA Junkie Radio.

Henderson wouldn’t thoughts getting the popularity, however he’s additionally advantageous with out it. Getting into the HOF was by no means in his must-do for his MMA profession.

“All people asks me that, however I by no means fought to sooner or later be within the Corridor of Fame,” Henderson defined. “I fought to attempt to problem myself and set objectives and attempt to obtain them and be the very best fighter on the market on this planet, .

“It’s as much as everyone else to really feel if I did sufficient to be within the (UFC) Corridor of Fame, and truthfully, it doesn’t matter to me come what may. I don’t actually give it some thought infrequently. Even when Wanderlei obtained inducted, I believe he ought to get inducted. He’s an ideal ambassador for MMA for a very long time.”

Henderson, who represented the U.S. in two Olympic cycles in Greco-Roman wrestling, challenged for UFC titles in two totally different weight lessons: middleweight and light-weight heavyweight.

He additionally competed as early as UFC 17, the place he fought twice in a single night time and gained the UFC 17 middleweight event. He’s a former two-division Pleasure FC champion who fought and defeated tons of notable expertise, together with Silva, Nogueira, Franklin, Vitor Belfort, Renzo Grazie, Michael Bisping, Fedor Emelianenko, ‘Shogun,’ Hector Lombard, and lots of others.