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Originally Posted by holdenw1
How bout the last fighter that silva lost to, Okami. Okami's a rising star.
Or make Henderson at least fight Okami before Silva. Don't get me wrong, I like Henderson but c'mon, 2 title shots as your first two fights in the UFC? what's that?
Mirko had more hype coming in and he had to fight some stiff and then Gonzaga on top of that before they would even consider him (we know how that turned out). It's like Dana White's saying, "Shit, we thought you were gonna beat Rampage. Try Silva instead."
If Henderson loses this fight, I'd put him at the bottom of the list in Middleweight and make him beat every big name and rising star before getting another shot.
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The UFC doesn't apparently want Okami to get a title shot otherwise he would have had one by now. I think this might be due to the fact that he isn't very exciting to watch.
Henderson vs Okami would, for lack of a better word, suck. I like Henderson, but he isn't exactly known for trying to finish his fights. Couple that with Okami just neutralizing him, it becomes 15 minutes of "Wow this was kind of a let down".
Mirko didn't have the Pride HW belt. Henderson has the WW one, which is essentially the MW belt for the UFC's weight classes.
Henderson at the bottom of the MW's? Maybe, he doesn't really seem as good at this weight, granted there isn't a big talent pool. If he loses, I'm hoping a)Horn somehow comes back with a vengeance or b) Dana lets Lindland come back. Otherwise Silva will reign and demolish everyone for a looooong time.