Dan Henderson Releases Statement on UFC 151 Withdrawal
Dan Henderson has released the following statement about his withdrawal from UFC 151,
Sadly and unfortunately, I partially tore a ligament in my knee in training. As a result I’ve had to make one of the toughest decisions that I have ever had to make…for the first time in my career I am forced to pull out of a fight, my fight with Jon Jones at UFC 151. Luckily, surgery is not needed at this time and I will be completely devoted to rehabing my knee as quickly as possible.
I feel that I owe it to my fans and all the people supporting me to fight at my full potential in order to give myself a chance to win the UFC title. I appreciate the loyal support that I have felt from my fans. I want to thank all of my coaches and team of guys for the great support with my training camp.
Most importantly, I appreciate their honesty when I needed them the most to make this very difficult decision. I also want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for being so understanding and supportive. I will continue to pursue the UFC belt with all of my heart!
POOP!!!
Dana stated that Henderson’s return date may not permit him to have another title shot.
Yeah cause by that time Machida will have the belt.
Karma right? I would like to see Henderson vs Machida but more so Sonnen vs Machida ever since Sonnen stated he wanted a warm up fight after coming back from suspension and throwing out Machida’s name!
I was reallly hoping for hendo…I wish him a speedy recovery…