What is Next for Hendo and Shogun?

First of all, wow what a fight! I honestly considered Chandler/Alvarez my new FOTY but that only lasted a few hours and now I have my new one. Anyway I am really curious to see whether Henderson chooses to stay at LHW or drop down to MW. He should face the winner of Jones/Machida (Unless Rashad is still next in line) or the winner of Sonnen/Silva II. For Shogun I think he should fight Phil Davis or Rashad Evans if for some reason he ends up getting passed over again.

Most of all though, somewhere down the line I want to see a rematch!

I agree completely, Bellator and UFC both tonight were amazing, 2 FOTY in one night. I would like to see Hendo/Rashad and then maybe Machida/Shogun 3 after Machida loses to Jones.

I really don't think a weight cut is the best thing for Hendo. If he doesn't really want the belt and just revenge, then I'd say do the Hendo/Silva at 205. However, I think Hendo believes he has something to prove and will ask Dana for Jones.

* Edited at 11.19.2011, 11:55 PM ET *

I dont care what happens to be honest. As long as Hendo fights a champion I will be fine with it. And even though Shogun lost I still think he should be getting top competition after a fight like that!

They won't give Hendo the shot over Rashad.  Rashad vs Jones is a much bigger-selling fight.

But first things first we need to see what happens at 140.

Woops, forgot that Jones still has to fight Machida.

Also, if Hendo did break his hand, then their is no hurry for Hendo, and the UFC can just let things play out.

* Edited at 11.19.2011, 11:59 PM ET *

There's no way that fight didn't put hendo in a top contender spot.

Shogun needs to fight another top contender ASAP to keep in the title hunt. I can't believe he took a beating like that without bgetting KO'd and still managed to finish strong. Props to both fighters and hopefully they get a much deserved BIG bonus.

@reeves i agree with you 100%... we have agreed with each other all night i think this is the start of a good friendship.

@morgan define top contender?

Well the only fight Hendo would take at 185 is the Anderson Silva fight and considering Silva is going to lose to Chael he won't want that fight if not for the belt in my opinion.

So i think Henderson fights Rashad for number one contender.

Shogun looked pretty damm good tonight though and if that was anyone other then Hendo Shogun would of won that fight. I would personaly like to see Shogun vs Griffin 3 or maybe Shogun vs Franklin

I would also like to bring up Cung Le looked ****** amazing tonght and he should for sure stick around in the UFC

i actually want anderson to beat sonnen now just so i can see him fight henderson. give rua rashad after he losses to jones. i don't want to see him fight griffin again. somebody new.

Cung Le vs Brian Stann or Chris Leben

Ryan Bader vs Stephan Bonnar

Faber vs Cruz lll

Wanderlei Silva vs Loser of Anthony Johnson vs Vitor Belfort or Alessio Sakara or Brian Stann

Dan Henderson vs Rashad Evens or winner of Jon Jones vs Lyoto Machida

Martin Kampmann vs Dan Hardy or Thiago Alves

Bowles vs Benavidez

Shogun vs Forrest lll or Rampage (preferably in Japan)

 

I like the idea of Kampmann/Alves and Le/Leben

if hardy gets kampmann he is out of a job with the ufc. i think they throw hardy a bone. the other choices were fine.

#wolf, Its the UFC, tell me which fighters count as a "bone"?

@kallous I'll let wolfman speak for himself, but I'm pretty sure he just means a lower-tier fighter.  For example, Etim was 'thrown a bone' being given Faalolato.

Yes, I know what he means but the UFC's ww division isnt all thin. Also, faaloloto came in with, I think it was only 1 fight, from the WEC.

@kallous brilz is a bone. cane is a bone if they keep lawlor he is a bone. etc......etc......................

 

@fresno. you can read between the lines.

@kallous. u mad at me for some reason?

Well, I am very sad that I had to miss the event but that's besides the point. I was jsut curious as to who in the ww division you consider lower tier. since they are lower tier, they're not as easy to remember. I'm not mad, fellow wolverine.

Hendo vs Rashad would be an awesome fight. If those 2 don't fight there's no doubt Rashad gets the next title shot though. I would love to see Hendo drop to 185 and fight the winner of Silva/Sonnen too. For Shogun he should get Rampage in February.