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Dan Henderson
Age/Height/WEIGHT: 37/5’11”/185
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Fighting Style: Wrestling; likes to strike

Dan Henderson is a champion without a league. When the UFC absorbed Japan’s PRIDE Champi onships last year, they matched Henderson up against Quinton Jackson, the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and Henderson lost. Don’t feel bad for him though; he’s the PRIDEMiddleweight Champion and is getting a UFC middleweight title shot in March. Henderson’s lone tattoo is of two men wrestling above the Olympic rings on the inside of his left ankle. He got the ink as a show of solidarity with mem bers of the United States Olympic Wrestling Team (he was a member in 1992 and 1996, and placed 10th and 12th respectively). As an indication of the growth of MMA, when asked whether he is prouder of his PRIDEChampionships or his two-time Olympian status, Henderson replies, “It’s a toss-up.”