Retiring Dan Henderson Satisfied with MMA Career But ‘Frustrated’ with Final Result

Dan Henderson almost went out in a blaze of championship glory.The 46-year-old’s fabled right hand once again found its mark — twice — against Michael Bisping in their rematch at UFC 204. Only this time, “The Count” lived to tell the tale and ultimately prevailed over five tense rounds in Manchester to retain his middleweight title. Henderson famously knocked out Bisping with a brutal H-bomb and follow-up ground strike in their first meeting at UFC 100 more than seven years ago. “The first round…it was almost finished. Real close,” Henderson said. “I thought that was obviously a 10-8 round. But you never know. I thought I won the first two rounds. He won the third and fourth. I wanted to make sure I won the fifth…Honestly I didn’t feel hurt once in the whole fight with the exception of one leg kick that hurt my thigh a little. “Obviously by looking at him, he felt some of the shots I hit him with. I’m real frustrated but I have to go home and look at it [again].” Bisping’s face was swollen and bloodied by the end of the contest, but he managed to land with enough volume and consistency to get the nod from the cageside judges. Henderson, …

continue reading in source www.sherdog.com