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12-17-2009, 06:37 AM
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|  Hendo vs Shields Being Finalized For April CBS Event
Dan Henderson vs. Jake Shields being finalized for April CBS Strikeforce event Quote:
Newly signed Strikeforce superstar Dan Henderson is in "end stage" negotiations to face Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields at the organizations next CBS event in April.
FiveKnuckles.com learned of the impending match-up from sources close to the organization, and though bout agreements have yet to be signed, the fight is in the process of being finalized according to multiple official sources.
Henderson (25-7) is coming off of three-straight wins over Rousimar Palhares, Rich Franklin, and Michael Bisping, respectively, to close out his recent UFC stint. He leaves the organization as one of its top middleweight contenders and gave champion Anderson Silva one of his biggest challenges when the two met at UFC 82 back in March of 2008.
A true legend of the sport, Henderson is the only fighter to simultaneously hold two titles in two separate weight classes for a major organization (Pride). After Pride's demise, he was picked up by the UFC where he battled UFC champions Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (light-heavyweight) and Anderson Silva (middleweight) to two straight losses before rebounding, as mentioned, to win his next three outings.
He'll jump right into the fire with Strikeforce against Shields for the organizations' middleweight championship title.
Shields (24-4-1) hasn't lost a fight in over five years, producing 13-straight wins over that span. The Cesar Gracie product was forced to move up to middleweight from welterweight due to a lack of quality competition and was tossed directly into the fray against top-5 middleweight Robbie Lawler in his middleweight debut in June of this year.
He quickly dispatched of the much larger Lawler via guillotine choke in the very first round of their five-round scheduled contest to earn Strikeforce's middleweight title. He then defended that title last month against the highly regarded Jason "Mayhem" Miller at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.
Strikeforce's upcoming April event is set to be its second on CBS. The first was headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers which drew 5.46 million viewers, landing the fight among the top-10 most watched MMA contests in history.
Emelianenko is also scheduled to anchor the April card as well, though an opponent for that match up has yet to be named.
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12-17-2009, 06:41 AM
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Hendo by KO!!!
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12-17-2009, 06:52 AM
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Man, no warm up fight. Straight for the title. A win here would do wonders for Shields. But I dont' see it happening, Hendo by R3 TKO.
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12-17-2009, 07:01 AM
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Nighty night Jake!
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12-17-2009, 07:09 AM
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As long as Hendo doesnt get cocky and try to grapple with Shields he will be the SF champ. Shields has nothing on his feet and his only hope is to pull guard to get Hendo on the ground.
I would love another highlight reel knock out by Hendo. I cant stand Shields.  | |
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12-17-2009, 07:10 AM
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i got Hendo in this one lol. Hopefully by bisping like knockout. I wonder if immidiate title match was part of him signing? Like he wanted in UFC
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12-17-2009, 07:11 AM
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Hendo should KO him within the 1s round. I honeslty dont have a clue what Shields gameplan will be. He's horrible on the feet and doesnt have the wrestlin to take Hendo down. Maybe he will pull guard to try and drag Hendo to the ground??? If he does that Hendo will ground and pound him or just stand back up immediatly! Good luck Shields!
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12-17-2009, 07:24 AM
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| Jake is the man
Win or lose I love Jake Shields....first because he is an ultimate bad ass...Second he wins and finishes a lot of fights...And third, the guy actually steps up and fights anyone.....
GSP would not fight Lawler, Mayhem, or Hendo at 185...he is a cry baby who wants to roid up to fight Anderson suppposedly...but he wont even accept a fight until Anderson is long gone..All of you know this too!
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12-17-2009, 07:33 AM
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This will be Shield's biggest test. You never know, he could pull it off...
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12-17-2009, 07:55 AM
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SHIELDS is DONE.
no lay n pray
hendo will teach him to "LAY DOWN......GOOD BOY.......NOW STAY......."
BASICALLY HE WILL KO SHIELDS.
BARLY BEAT GEGARD....maybe
then get dominated by fedor
mw to hw in three fights?
WAR HENDO!!!!!
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