No offense to Dan Hendo but...

[Par]

What the hell did he do to deserve a title shot other than lose 6 of his last 9 fights?

There are so many other contenders that deserve a title shot more than him.

Obviously Yoel and his drama, but hey.. he's finally back and ready to fight
Jacare souza? Only lost to Yoel but that was when Yoel was using tainted supps

and arguable almost every other top 10 ranked middleweight fighter

 

[Haj01]

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Be a fuckin P4P fearless legend in the game,?

 

[Andrew06]

i don't know, if i remember correctly i think he brutally knocked out the current champion. i can't remember though

 

[egk]

Lose 3 of his last 9? You got it backwards. He's only won 3 of his last nine or 4 of his last 10.

 

[Abazzdeboom]

 

[Haj01]

Give the man a break he's a legend!

This was one of the first MMA memes I ever saw. Amazing times!

 

[DetachedOrchid]

He needed trt to stay competitive. Don't worry bisping will mop the floor with that dinosaur.

 

[basementdweller]

i don't know, if i remember correctly i think he brutally knocked out the current champion. i can't remember though

in which case rockhold should have defended against belfort.

 

[poundedout45]

I think all three parties involved (Bisping, Dana, and Hendo) saw that there was a shit-ton of money to be made. And this is coming from a huge Hendo fan. Otherwise it would've been Bisping v. Romero. I personally don't see that going well for Bisping

 

[HAWTRIDDUM]

Well this is certainly an original thread

 

[UltimateMoving]

thats like something out of Alien

 

[conorgoat]

These are the reasons. ENJOY

Mixed martial arts[edit]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Winner
  • Fight of the Night (Three times)
  • Knockout of the Night (One time)
  • Performance of the Night (Two times)
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19[58]
• Pride Fighting Championships
  • Pride Middleweight Championship (One time; Last)
  • Pride Welterweight Championship (One time; First; Last)
  • 2005 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix Champion
  • First combatant to win Pride championships in multiple weight classes
  • First combatant to simultaneously hold multiple Pride championships
  • One of only two fighters to win Tournaments in both Pride FC and UFC
• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship (One time, Last)
  • Oldest combatant to win a Strikeforce championship (40 years, 194 days)
• Fighting Network RINGS
  • RINGS King of Kings 1999 Tournament Winner
• Brazil Open Fight
  • Brazil Open 1997 Lightweight Tournament Winner
• World MMA Awards
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11
• ESPN
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
  • 2011 Round of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19; Round 1
• Sherdog
  • 2011 All-Violence Second Team[59]
• Inside MMA
  • 2011 Fight of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
• MMAFighting
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
• Yahoo! Sports
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11[60]
• FIGHT! Magazine
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11[61]
• Bleacher Report
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11
• Black Belt Magazine
  • 2007 MMA Fighter of the Year[62]

• MMA Freak
  • Hall of Fame, Class of 2015[63]

Amateur wrestling[edit]

• International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
  • 2000 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 2000 Pan American Championships Senior-Greco Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1999 Nordvest Cup Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1998 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1998 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1998 FILA Test Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1998 Tropheo Milone Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1998 Vehbi Emri Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1997 Concord Cup International Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1997 Gold Medal Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1996 World Cup Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1995 Pan American Games Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1995 Sunkist Kids International Open Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1994 World Cup Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1994 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1990 FILA Wrestling World Championships Junior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1984 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
• National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award (2010)
• California Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • 2013 CWHOF Inductee [64]
• USA Wrestling
  • USA Senior Greco-Roman Olympic Team Trials Winner (1992, 1996)
  • FILA Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials Winner (1994, 1997)
  • FILA Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials Runner-up (1999, 2001)
  • USA Senior Greco-Roman National Championship (1993, 1994, 1997)
  • USA Senior Greco-Roman National Championship Runner-up (2000)
  • USA University Greco-Roman National Championship (1991, 1993, 1994)
  • USA Junior Greco-Roman National Championship (1988)
  • USA Junior Freestyle National Championship (1988)
  • 1999 Mini-Tournament at World Team Trials Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
• Amateur Wrestling News Magazine
  • 1990 Amateur Wrestling News Freshman All-American
• California Interscholastic Federation
  • CIF High School State Championship Runner-up (1987)
  • CIF All-State (1987, 1988)
  • CIF Southern Section Championship (1987, 1988)

 

[RedVikingHood]

TS, where the fuck have you been?

 

[websurfer]

So Bisping can retire him.

 

[boringname]

Sacrifices have been made and the just bleed god has been appeased.

 

[sonofjay817]

Dan is offended.

 

[dickcheney]

Oh , all he did was just be the greatest fighter over two decades ever

 

[phys_therapy]

Many examples given so far, but TL;DR version: What hasn't he done?

 

[Thisisme2]

These are the reasons. ENJOY

Mixed martial arts[edit]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Winner
  • Fight of the Night (Three times)
  • Knockout of the Night (One time)
  • Performance of the Night (Two times)
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19[58]
• Pride Fighting Championships
  • Pride Middleweight Championship (One time; Last)
  • Pride Welterweight Championship (One time; First; Last)
  • 2005 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix Champion
  • First combatant to win Pride championships in multiple weight classes
  • First combatant to simultaneously hold multiple Pride championships
  • One of only two fighters to win Tournaments in both Pride FC and UFC
• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship (One time, Last)
  • Oldest combatant to win a Strikeforce championship (40 years, 194 days)
• Fighting Network RINGS
  • RINGS King of Kings 1999 Tournament Winner
• Brazil Open Fight
  • Brazil Open 1997 Lightweight Tournament Winner
• World MMA Awards
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11
• ESPN
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
  • 2011 Round of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19; Round 1
• Sherdog
  • 2011 All-Violence Second Team[59]
• Inside MMA
  • 2011 Fight of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
• MMAFighting
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
• Yahoo! Sports
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11[60]
• FIGHT! Magazine
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11[61]
• Bleacher Report
  • 2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11
• Black Belt Magazine
  • 2007 MMA Fighter of the Year[62]

• MMA Freak
  • Hall of Fame, Class of 2015[63]

Amateur wrestling[edit]

• International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
  • 2000 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 2000 Pan American Championships Senior-Greco Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1999 Nordvest Cup Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1998 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1998 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1998 FILA Test Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1998 Tropheo Milone Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1998 Vehbi Emri Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1997 Concord Cup International Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1997 Gold Medal Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1996 World Cup Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1995 Pan American Games Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist
  • 1995 Sunkist Kids International Open Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1994 World Cup Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1994 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
  • 1990 FILA Wrestling World Championships Junior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
  • 1984 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist
• National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award (2010)
• California Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • 2013 CWHOF Inductee [64]
• USA Wrestling
  • USA Senior Greco-Roman Olympic Team Trials Winner (1992, 1996)
  • FILA Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials Winner (1994, 1997)
  • FILA Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials Runner-up (1999, 2001)
  • USA Senior Greco-Roman National Championship (1993, 1994, 1997)
  • USA Senior Greco-Roman National Championship Runner-up (2000)
  • USA University Greco-Roman National Championship (1991, 1993, 1994)
  • USA Junior Greco-Roman National Championship (1988)
  • USA Junior Freestyle National Championship (1988)
  • 1999 Mini-Tournament at World Team Trials Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist
• Amateur Wrestling News Magazine
  • 1990 Amateur Wrestling News Freshman All-American
• California Interscholastic Federation
  • CIF High School State Championship Runner-up (1987)
  • CIF All-State (1987, 1988)
  • CIF Southern Section Championship (1987, 1988)

You do realise that your list ends with fringe accomplishments in 2011 and starts with 1987 right?
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