Dan Henderson waits 3 weeks before deciding to pull out of UFC 151

[Brent Smith]

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/24...njury-mma-news

"Dan Henderson got hurt three weeks ago during sparring when he went to defend a takedown and for a while he had to be away from training, for two to three weeks. It was very difficult for him to refuse the fight. All the team had to convince him not to do it."

[Brent Smith]

I know Henderson is a beast of a man and is really tough but seriously? If you cant even train for 2 weeks for a title fight then you must have really busted the knee and that should have been obvious that he wasnt going to be able to fight. Ive never had a serious knee injury so I dont know how it works but had he pulled out 3 weeks earlier maybe UFC 151 would still be rolling

[Chris Ludington]

I know Henderson is a beast of a man and is really tough but seriously? If you cant even train for 2 weeks for a title fight then you must have really busted the knee and that should have been obvious that he wasnt going to be able to fight. Ive never had a serious knee injury so I dont know how it works but had he pulled out 3 weeks earlier maybe UFC 151 would still be rolling

Now Brent, don't go making sense, this is TOTALLY Jon Jones' fault - stop trying to deflect blame!

[Brent Smith]

Now Brent, don't go making sense, this is TOTALLY Jon Jones' fault - stop trying to deflect blame!

lol I'll admit I wasnt too happy with Jones but it does seem like Henderson is more to blame than I originally thought. Granted injuries happen and neither man expected the cancellation of the entire show but to wait till about a week out to pull out is a sucky move

[Mike Dewitt Jr]

What did my Fbook status say?

[Brent Smith]

[Mike Dewitt Jr]

Yup

[derrick ikwueme]

this just shows how '' silly '' people are. Dana & thease impulsive iddiots jumping off & on fighters dicks. he even had the audacity to suggest that a dude who cleaned out the 205 division after a few years of training is quote '' Scared & dodging fights '' dodging who ! hes killed everyone. that was the most rediculous shit ive ever heard Dana say. he literally through a fucking 3 year olds temper tantrum for nothing & was completely disrespectful. no wonder mma fans act like such whiney little bitches. Hendo saw Dana at strikforce & didn't say shit. Dana needs to be a man & apologise to Jones

[David Rosado]

Once again, the blame does go to everyone involved. Been saying that. Now Hendo looks like a bigger idiot. But it still doesn't change the way it makes Jones look. Everyone messed up. But he could've stepped up and saved everyone. He acted selfishly. Those are still the facts. Revealing facts about how everyone else messed up doesn't change Jone's facts. Was he obligated to? No. Was he given an opportunity to act selflessly? Yes. Did he? No. It is what it is.

[Brent Smith]

Once again, the blame does go to everyone involved. Been saying that. Now Hendo looks like a bigger idiot. But it still doesn't change the way it makes Jones looks. Everyone messed up. He could've stepped up and saved everyone. He acted selfishly. Those are still the facts. Revealing facts about how everyone else messed up doesn't change Jone's facts.

I dont think it hurts Hendo's stock too much but the whole situation could have been avoided. The fact of the matter is, it did happen and Im sure Jones lost a lot of fans after this one. On top of pissing off the big bosses.