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Light heavyweight Dan Henderson will move down to 185 pounds to challenge UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (20-4 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in March.
The announcement was made during the post-event press conference for UFC 78, which took place Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
The championship bout will likely take place at UFC 82. As MMAjunkie.com (UFC News & Rumors - MMA News - UFC Fighters - UFC Event Recaps and Previews - MMAjunkie.com) first reported, UFC 82 will take place March 1 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Silva, one of the world’s top strikers and pound-for-pound fighters, has cruised through the UFC’s middleweight division, posting TKO victories over Chris Leben, Travis Lutter, Nate Marquardt and Rich Franklin (twice). His latest victory came at October’s UFC 77 event in Cincinnati, where he wore down local favorite Franklin with a series of brutal knee strikes — much like he did a year prior at UFC 64 to win the title.
Henderson, who most recently lost a unanimous decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson in September, was acquired when the UFC’s owners purchased the Japan-based PRIDE Fighting Championships earlier this year. The title fight marked Henderson’s first bout in the UFC in nine years.

Light heavyweight Dan Henderson will move down to 185 pounds to challenge UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (20-4 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in March.
The announcement was made during the post-event press conference for UFC 78, which took place Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
The championship bout will likely take place at UFC 82. As MMAjunkie.com (UFC News & Rumors - MMA News - UFC Fighters - UFC Event Recaps and Previews - MMAjunkie.com) first reported, UFC 82 will take place March 1 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Silva, one of the world’s top strikers and pound-for-pound fighters, has cruised through the UFC’s middleweight division, posting TKO victories over Chris Leben, Travis Lutter, Nate Marquardt and Rich Franklin (twice). His latest victory came at October’s UFC 77 event in Cincinnati, where he wore down local favorite Franklin with a series of brutal knee strikes — much like he did a year prior at UFC 64 to win the title.
Henderson, who most recently lost a unanimous decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson in September, was acquired when the UFC’s owners purchased the Japan-based PRIDE Fighting Championships earlier this year. The title fight marked Henderson’s first bout in the UFC in nine years.

Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson Set for March

[EmpireWF]

This is a huge fight, probably the best possible match-up in the UFC's middleweight division. Silva has been the most dominant champion over the past year. His complete decimation of Rich Franklin is now legendary. How Dan Henderson can contend with the vicious strikes of Silva will be interesting.

[bears9]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

This is a huge fight, probably the best possible match-up in the UFC's middleweight division. Silva has been the most dominant champion over the past year. His complete decimation of Rich Franklin is now legendary. How Dan Henderson can contend with the vicious strikes of Silva will be interesting.

I think Henderson is the best possible matchup for Silva because the middle weight division is Silva and everyone else