Daniel Cormier has named certainly one of his former opponents as the perfect fighter to by no means win UFC gold.
His No. 1 decide was Dan Henderson, who received titles in different main promotions however by no means within the UFC. Henderson challenged for UFC gold thrice – two coming in back-to-back title photographs in opposition to Quentin Jackson at gentle heavyweight and Anderson Silva at middleweight. He fell quick in each.
Henderson’s last alternative additionally marked the ultimate battle of his profession. At UFC 204, “Hendo” rematched Michael Bisping, whom he infamously knocked out at UFC 100. Henderson nearly delivered Bisping the identical destiny when he knocked him down twice however finally a bloodied-up Bisping survived the barrage and outlasted Henderson by determination.
“At No. 1, I agree with you with Dan Henderson,” Cormier mentioned on his ESPN present “DC & RC.” “PRIDE middleweight, gentle heavyweight champion. Additionally fought for the belt on the UFC, 0-3 there. Additionally fought Michael Bisping at a sophisticated age and misplaced a cut up determination in a battle that lots of people thought that he received.”
Dan Henderson fell quick in three makes an attempt at successful a UFC championship. (Related Press)
The opposite fighters to make Cormier’s prime 5 checklist embody former three-time UFC gentle heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson, who misplaced razor-thin selections to Cormier and Jon Jones; former two-time light-weight title challenger Grey Maynard; former interim light-weight champ Tony Ferguson; and former WEC featherweight champion and a four-time UFC bantamweight title challenger Urijah Faber.
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