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11-22-2012, 02:51 AM
Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida headed to UFC 157 in Anaheim
by Matt Erickson and John Morgan on Nov 21, 2012 at 3:30 pm ET
The Dan Henderson-Lyoto Machida fight that UFC President Dana White has been promising for a while looks to be closer to official.
Though Henderson (29-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) earlier this month said he would meet fellow contender Machida (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) on the UFC's Super Bowl weekend card, UFC 156, it appears the two will wait until later in the month to throw down.
The two light heavyweights will meet Feb. 23 in Anaheim on a card expected to be UFC 157, sources with knowledge of the booking on Wednesday confirmed to MMAjunkie.com.
As first reported by MMAjunkie.com, UFC 157 will take place at Honda Center in Anaheim.
After some Twitter buzz that that the fight would take place on Feb. 23, Tatame reported the matchup's new date, and other news outlets, including MMAFighting.com, said the bout is not expected to serve as the card's main event.
As for just who might wind up headlining the card, rumors have already been swirling that the UFC's first female fighter, Ronda Rousey, could wind up on the top of the bill. Rousey hails from Southern California. White has said already that Rousey, Strikeforce's women's bantamweight champ, is now under the UFC banner.
Henderson will fight for the first time in 15 months. He was scheduled to face Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title at UFC 151, but an injury forced him out and the rest, as they say, was history for that card.
In his most recent outing, he outpointed Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in what many considered 2011's "Fight of the Year" at UFC 139 in San Jose, Calif.
Henderson recently appeared on Spike TV's "MMA Uncensored Live" and said he was fighting Machida at UFC 156, which takes place Feb. 2 in Las Vegas. But that proved to be premature, and UFC officials never made a formal announcement about that date and have yet to make one about the new date.
Machida, meanwhile, is hoping to earn another shot at the title. After a 1-3 stretch that included a title loss to Rua, a split-decision setback to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and a title loss to Jones, Machida recently picked up a second-round knockout of Ryan Bader at UFC on FOX 4 in August in Los Angeles.
by Matt Erickson and John Morgan on Nov 21, 2012 at 3:30 pm ET
The Dan Henderson-Lyoto Machida fight that UFC President Dana White has been promising for a while looks to be closer to official.
Though Henderson (29-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) earlier this month said he would meet fellow contender Machida (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) on the UFC's Super Bowl weekend card, UFC 156, it appears the two will wait until later in the month to throw down.
The two light heavyweights will meet Feb. 23 in Anaheim on a card expected to be UFC 157, sources with knowledge of the booking on Wednesday confirmed to MMAjunkie.com.
As first reported by MMAjunkie.com, UFC 157 will take place at Honda Center in Anaheim.
After some Twitter buzz that that the fight would take place on Feb. 23, Tatame reported the matchup's new date, and other news outlets, including MMAFighting.com, said the bout is not expected to serve as the card's main event.
As for just who might wind up headlining the card, rumors have already been swirling that the UFC's first female fighter, Ronda Rousey, could wind up on the top of the bill. Rousey hails from Southern California. White has said already that Rousey, Strikeforce's women's bantamweight champ, is now under the UFC banner.
Henderson will fight for the first time in 15 months. He was scheduled to face Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title at UFC 151, but an injury forced him out and the rest, as they say, was history for that card.
In his most recent outing, he outpointed Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in what many considered 2011's "Fight of the Year" at UFC 139 in San Jose, Calif.
Henderson recently appeared on Spike TV's "MMA Uncensored Live" and said he was fighting Machida at UFC 156, which takes place Feb. 2 in Las Vegas. But that proved to be premature, and UFC officials never made a formal announcement about that date and have yet to make one about the new date.
Machida, meanwhile, is hoping to earn another shot at the title. After a 1-3 stretch that included a title loss to Rua, a split-decision setback to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and a title loss to Jones, Machida recently picked up a second-round knockout of Ryan Bader at UFC on FOX 4 in August in Los Angeles.