Dan Henderson put an end to one of his greatest rivalry in a brutal way 11 years ago.
The UFC legend will always be remembered for the poor elimination of Michael Bisping on UFC 100.
However, it was a fight with Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua who secured his place in the Hall of Fame.
At UFC 139 in 2011, the iconic duo fought out the battle of the year in a bloody five-round fight and was announced by a large part of the fans as the 'largest' scrap in UFC history.
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Dan Henderson vs Shogun Rua Revisited
Dan Henderson ran away from their first fight with a unanimous decision, but a rematch was inevitable.
In March 2014, the favorite of the American fan and Rua once again collided with a UFC fighting evening in Brazil.
Shogun had a crowd of birth city behind him, but they could not inspire him to overcome 'Hendo'.
This time the hard -handy former world champion took the fight away from the jury members.
The two men exchanged knockdowns when they continued where they had stayed three years earlier.
Henderson, however, was able to close the show after a large right hand in round three.
Rua fell on the ground and ate various follow-up shots before veteran referee Herb Dean came in to wave their last fight.
Jake Shields reminds of the Freakish Ponspacht of Dan Henderson
45-Vecht MMA veteran Jake Shields fought against Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler in their prime.
However, he does not rank 'the chosen one' or 'ruthless' as his hardest affected opponent.
Speaking on the podcast about overogs, Shields came on the subject of his heaviest opponents and concluded that Henderson is taking the place.
“Man, I fought so many tough guys,” he said.
“Woodley in his Prime, Henderson in his Prime, that was the most difficult thing I hit. He explained to me twice in that first round, thank good referee I had a good referee … I got up twice and dominated the rest of the fight.
“That was an insane moment of a tough guy … yes, I hadn't had a filled record.”
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