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 |  Subject: Dan Henderson is Once Again MMA’s Hottest Free Agent Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:39 pm | |
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- Does anyone know what the going rate is for a 40-year-old free agent?
Brett Favre may have earned a one-year $16.5 million contract from the
Minnesota Vikings when he hit the Big 4-0, but don’t expect reigning
Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Dan Henderson to be entering Favre’s
tax bracket anytime soon.
However, Hendo’s stock has never been higher following Saturday’s
highlight reel TKO of Fedor Emeilanenko. It would make all the sense in
the world for him to try and cash in while his flavor of the moment
status is still intact, but the 14-year veteran claims it’s completely
out of his hands.
“I’d like to defend my belt in Strikeforce, but it’s all up to
Strikeforce and now Zuffa, the new owners,” Henderson expressed after
his upset victory. “We’ll see what happens, but I’m just going to enjoy
this victory for a while.”
The last time the living legend hit the open market was after he posterized Michael Bisping at UFC 100
in July of 2009. Instead of re-upping with the planet’s premier mixed
martial arts organization, Henderson opted to take his talents to
Strikeforce.
After getting outbid by his stateside rivals, UFC president Dana
White claimed he didn’t really intend on retaining Henderson to begin
with.
“Here’s the reality, if I wanted him, he’d be in the UFC,” White previously stated. “If I wanted him, I would have signed him by now.”
However, much has changed within the sport’s landscape since that
time. Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the UFC, solidified their status
as the world’s baddest MMA organization by purchasing Strikeforce this
past March.
Although CEO Scott Coker is still supposedly calling the shots for
Strikeforce, many in the industry believe White is actually the one
pulling the strings from afar. While Henderson shunned the UFC the last
time he was a free agent, his relationship with White has remained more
than cordial so there is no reason to believe he can’t rejoin the
company.
Henderson commanded a $100,000 base salary to go along with a $150K
win bonus for his UFC 100 victory. He reportedly made a flat $250,000
payday in each of his four Strikeforce fights. Please keep in mind,
these figures don’t include the top secret discretionary bonuses that
aren’t required to be reported to the athletic commissions.
5th Round UFC bound again? I sure as hell hope so! | |
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| | Subject: Re: Dan Henderson is Once Again MMA’s Hottest Free Agent Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:12 am | |
| Dana would never miss an opportunity to say "The dude who knocked the fuck our of Fedor fights for the UFC motherfucker!!!!" That Strikeforce title isn't getting defended...no way, no how.
And step 3 of Strikeforce dissolving nears its completion... | |
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