Strikeforce Fedor vs. Henderson Results: Dan Henderson Defeats Fedor Emelianenko by First Round TKO

Here’s a fight people have been waiting for for almost 10 years. Regardless of how you feel about their careers right now, it is impossible to deny that both of these men are two of the greatest fighters of all-time. Unfortunately, it has been made fairly clear that whoever loses will be cut from Strikeforce/Zuffa. This is odd, seeing as Dan Henderson is the current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion, and this fight is not for his belt. Regardless, this is a fight that has been a long time in the making, and has all MMA fans taking notice.

The fight began with the fireworks that we all expected. Both men came out swinging wildly, with both men connecting. Hendo clinched Fedor against the cage, where we could see that Fedor had already been cut under his right eye that was horribly damaged in his last fight against Bigfoot Silva. Henderson began working knees to Fedor’s legs and knees against the cage. Henderson decided to break the clinch, and delivered a left hook on his way out. Fedor began to stalk Henderson, and connected with two huge shots that dropped Hendo down to the ground. Fedor jumped down to finish the fight, but was quickly reversed. As Henderson moved to the back, he delivered a huge uppercut under Fedor’s arm that briefly put Fedor out. Henderson jumped on top and delivered a few more shots before Herb Dean jumped in and called an end to the fight.

Wow. Wow. Wow! At 4:12 of the first round, Dan Henderson defeated Fedor Emelianenko by TKO. Wow. That fight did not disappoint. I initially felt that the stoppage came early, but from replays you could see that Fedor temporarily went limp after the big uppercut from Hendo. It’s safe to say that this is the end of the road for Emelianennko. As was the case for all of the other fights on tonight’s card, it’s hard to say where either man goes from here. Hendo’s contract is up, and it doesn’t seem like Zuffa thinks he’s worth the money anymore (which is ludicrous, seeing as he is a title holder). As for Fedor, there is no way that Zuffa is going to keep him now that he has lost three fights in a row. I guess we’ll have to stay tuned to see where either of these legends wind up next.