Dan Henderson landed one of the most brutal knockout punches in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he knocked Michael Bisping out cold Saturday night at UFC 100.Throughout the fight, Henderson looked like he was just waiting to unleash one hard punch with his right hand, and after missing several times in the first round, he finally landed that punch in the second. The punch itself knocked Bisping unconscious, but Henderson jumped on him and landed yet another punch to Bisping's face before the referee could step in and stop it.
Bisping and Henderson have had a war of words as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter, and Henderson said before the fight that he thinks Bisping talks too much. Afterward, Henderson clearly still felt that way. Said Henderson of that final punch while Bisping was on the ground, "That one was to shut him up."
Henderson is a former Pride champion who has the distinction of being the only MMA fighter to hold title belts in two weight classes simultaneously, and he showed at UFC 100 that he's on another level from Bisping, the Englishman who has been a major part of the UFC's European marketing strategy. Fortunately, Bisping woke up after a few moments being out flat on his back on the canvas, and he walked out of the Octagon on his own power.
Up next for Henderson could be a shot at the UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. Henderson lost to Silva once before, but with the punching power he displayed against Bisping, he's a threat to anyone.
Wild Night of Fights at UFC 100
Brock Lesnar, right, gets in Frank Mir's face after their heavyweight title bout at UFC 100 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Saturday, July 11, 2009.
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Brock Lesnar celebrates after defeating Frank Mir in their heavyweight title bout at UFC 100 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Saturday, July 11, 2009.
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Brock Lesnar celebrates after retaining the UFC heavyweight title against Frank Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lesnar beat Mir by second-round TKO.
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Brock Lesnar pummels Frank Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Brock Lesnar tries to punch Frank Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Brock Lesnar grapples with Frank Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Brock Lesnar punches Frank Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Frank Mir tries to block a punch from Brock Lesnar at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Brock Lesnar tries to choke Frank Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Brock Lesnar kneels on top of Frank Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
7-12-2009 @ 1:00AM
Ted said...
"Hondo" Henderson is the MAN!
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7-16-2009 @ 4:58AM
Christopher said...
it's "Hendo." but it was a great and well deserved KO.
7-12-2009 @ 1:04AM
ricky6489 said...
Bisping does and did talk too much, Henderson just shut that big mouth up.
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7-12-2009 @ 4:01AM
alarmdog1 said...
Bigmouth Bisping I think he is very overrated...Attitude sucks , He thinks hes a great fighter , He is okay not very good or not great...okay...I would love for him to step into the ring with Anderson Silva and get a ass wooping from hell. Plus GSP WOULD BEAT THE HELL OUT OF THAT FRAUD..GO HOME
7-12-2009 @ 1:10AM
luckyjyn said...
Dan's the man!!!!
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7-12-2009 @ 1:23AM
WZZUP BDIDDY said...
finally hollywood henderson..shut that stupid brit up
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7-12-2009 @ 3:22AM
actorkentm said...
You don't get it,do you? Mr. Henderson is anything BUT hollywood. The Brit did the talk,Dan walks the walk and in the end the BETTER(Humble)MAN win's!
7-12-2009 @ 1:38AM
moparpit said...
bisping has and always be a fag go back to england because its bitches like you who screw up the usa,thanks henderson for beating his punks ass down
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7-12-2009 @ 1:41AM
imshortyk said...
He's not a fag, lol, but he's definitely annoying. I'm just glad one of the Elite in the Middleweight division showed the world (and the U.K. in particular) that Bisping is not among them. After losing in this fashion, where can he go? He already ran away from one weight division. He'll need to do some serious drawing board drawing . . .
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7-12-2009 @ 1:56AM
timabrowne said...
i think this is great bisbing needed to get his ass kicked and dan did the job and to finish him up with a good one after the fact is even better i only wish the ref was slower then he could have given him a few more lol stfu mike you are a big mouth loser
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7-12-2009 @ 4:30AM
RIP Air McNair PSN: johnnynumber5 said...
Did anyone else think Bisping looked like he had trouble with the weight cut? He never looks that thin ... damn near sickly. Not only that but he had NOTHING to offer in that fight. Whether it was the weight cut, nerves or just being completely outclassed the fight ended exactly as I thought it would and as everyone should have expected ... Bisping getting knocked out viciously.
The crazy thing was that Henderson actually owned up to that extra shot after he knew he knocked him out. In that situation fighters usually try to play that kind of stuff off but he owned it. I loved it.
Henderson just shot up to one of my favorite fighters (always liked him) ... Dude is epic.
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7-12-2009 @ 10:15AM
M13 said...
I did notice Bisping seemed like he was fatiguing towards the end of that fight. One thing is for certain... KO of the year candidate.
7-12-2009 @ 7:25AM
dinkle60 said...
Wanna hear and oxymoron a figtingBrit. Just kidding I am so happy henderson beat Bisping I don't know what to do . Get Bisping out of England he doesn't win another fight in UFC period.
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7-12-2009 @ 9:12AM
Impossible said...
Well then its unanimous, Loved it, I loved it, I could watch it again... Bisbing getting knocked out is classic. I dont care what bisbings excuses will be, i know he will have plenty. Dan was the first real fighter he fought and he lost. Bisbing lost to Matt Hammel and the judges in UK still gave Bisbing the win, and Bisbing pretty much stayed away from american fighters. Now we know why. It will be a miracle if Bisbing fights another top fighter in America again. Anderson Silva and GSP would make him look stupid. Chuck Lidell, Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine. All of them would tear Bisbing up. I loved it good fight.
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7-12-2009 @ 11:07AM
neozoo said...
yeah i totally agree hamill got jobbed in the uk.
and i am glad hendo knocked him out, however, am i the only person that did not like the extra shot. hendo knew he was better than bisping and in retrospect i hope he acknowledges and kind of apologizes for that extra shot.
that type of viciousness is not good for the sport, especially mainstream-wise.
like i said, hendo knew he was better and did indeed prove it with his fists. if you see that punch again notice he basically wound up and got all of his body into that one, not a person on the planet would have been standing after that shot.(except maybe cain valasquez) so the extra shot was definately not necassary.
7-12-2009 @ 10:24AM
Danny said...
awesome fight.was wondering if anyone knows where i can get hendersons walkout shirt
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7-12-2009 @ 3:20PM
imshortyk said...
It's all emotion, Neo. Adrenaline was pumping, he hit him, he wound up, he swung down and connected. Might not've been necessary but it all happens so fast. And the best part was he owned up to it, like johnny stated above. Honestly I have no issue with it for the above reasons, plus Bisping had it coming. No ifs ands or buts about it.
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7-13-2009 @ 1:05AM
Dolly said...
We could could keep going around and around about the social and cultural factors that lead to Brock's and Dan's alleged misbehavior or just put it in context with three words to all the complainers, "get a life." This blog is about a sport where grown men get paid to beat-up on each other (and for P.C.) I'll include the few women in the sport. So, an extra punch or even two for insurance is not out of the ordinary. It was probably a reflexive response to Bispings head lolling or eyelids fluttering yeah, that's the ticket.
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7-13-2009 @ 9:06AM
kevintarmey said...
you call that and extra punch cmon, if you want to complain about to many punches watch rampages KO over Silva he hit him 3 more times while the ref was trying to pull him off
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7-13-2009 @ 2:25PM
No Touching! said...
I just wish that Steve Mazagatti was the referee so that Hondo could have gotten 2 or 3 extra shots in. Bisping's next fight will be an untelevised prelim and nobody outside of the UK will miss him.
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