Strikeforce's Henderson (With Wins Over Franklin & Bisping) vs. Sobral (Who Choked Out "Shogun" Rua)

MMA SUPERSTAR DAN HENDERSON TO APPEAR ON MMA LIVE ON ESPN2

WHO:            STRIKEFORCE Headliner & MMA Superstar Dan Henderson

WHERE:  ESPN2

WHEN:   Thursday, Nov. 25 (late night) at 1:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 p.m. PT

WHAT:   Interview on MMA LIVE tomorrow/Thursday on ESPN2

       Henderson will appear on MMA Live to discuss next Saturday’s STRIKEFORCE: Henderson vs. Babalu event on Saturday, Dec. 4 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO., live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

In the main event of the stacked card on STRIKEFORCE’s return to Scottrade Center, Henderson (25-8) of Temecula, Calif., will face former STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight world champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral (36-8) of Brazil in a rematch between world-class 205-pounders.

       A two-time U.S. Olympic wrestling team member (‘92, ‘96), Henderson is the only fighter in the sport's history to simultaneously hold two different titles in two different weight classes (welterweight and heavyweight) for a major fight promotion (PRIDE Fighting Championships).  A former UFC star and coach on The Ultimate Fighter reality series, Henderson is also one of the most decorated fighters in MMA history.

 

Loss	Jake Shields	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce - Nashville	4/17/2010	5	5:00
Win	Michael Bisping	KO (Punch)	UFC 100 - Lesnar vs. Mir 2	7/11/2009	2	3:20
Win	Rich Franklin	Decision (Split)	UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson	1/17/2009	3	5:00
Win	Rousimar Palhares	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 88 - Breakthrough	9/6/2008	3	5:00
Loss	Anderson Silva	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion	3/1/2008	2	4:52
Loss	Quinton Jackson	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion	9/8/2007	5	5:00
Win	Wanderlei Silva	KO (Punches)	PRIDE 33 - Second Coming	2/24/2007	3	2:08
Win	Vitor Belfort	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal	10/21/2006	3	5:00
Loss	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Bushido 12	8/26/2006	2	5:00
Win	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Bushido 10	4/2/2006	2	5:00
Win	Murilo Bustamante	Decision (Split)	PRIDE - Shockwave 2005	12/31/2005	2	5:00
Win	Akihiro Gono	KO (Punch)	PRIDE - Bushido 9	9/25/2005	1	7:58
Win	Ryo Chonan	KO (Punch)	PRIDE - Bushido 9	9/25/2005	1	0:22
Loss	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE - Total Elimination 2005	4/23/2005	1	8:05
Win	Yuki Kondo	Decision (Split)	PRIDE - Shockwave 2004	12/31/2004	3	5:00
Win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	TKO (Shoulder Injury)	PRIDE 28 - High Octane	10/31/2004	1	1:15
Win	Murilo Bustamante	TKO (Punches)	PRIDE - Final Conflict 2003	11/9/2003	1	0:53
Win	Shungo Oyama	TKO (Punches)	PRIDE 25 - Body Blow	3/16/2003	1	3:28
Loss	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE 24 - Cold Fury 3	12/23/2002	3	1:49
Loss	Ricardo Arona	Decision (Split)	PRIDE 20 - Armed and Ready	4/28/2002	3	5:00
Win	Murilo Rua	Decision (Split)	PRIDE 17 - Championship Chaos	11/3/2001	3	5:00
Win	Akira Shoji	TKO (Punches and Knees)	PRIDE 14 - Clash of the Titans	5/27/2001	3	3:18
Win	Renzo Gracie	KO (Punch)	PRIDE 13 - Collision Course	3/25/2001	1	1:40
Loss	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE 12 - Cold Fury	12/9/2000	3	5:00
Win	Renato Sobral	Decision (Majority)	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final	2/26/2000	2	5:00
Win	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Decision (Split)	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final	2/26/2000	3	5:00
Win	Gilbert Yvel	Decision (Unanimous)	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final	2/26/2000	2	5:00
Win	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Decision (Majority)	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A	10/28/1999	2	5:00
Win	Bakouri Gogitidze	Submission (Knee to the Ribs)	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A	10/28/1999	1	2:17
Win	Carlos Newton	Decision (Split)	UFC 17 - Redemption	5/15/1998	1	15:00
Win	Allan Goes	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 17 - Redemption	5/15/1998	1	15:00
Win	Eric Smith	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Brazil Open - '97	6/15/1997	1	0:30
Win	Crezio de Souza	TKO (Punches)	Brazil Open - '97	6/15/1997	1	5:25

Sobral is fresh off a unanimous decision victory over knockout artist Robbie Lawler on June 16 at STRIKEFORCE: LIVE in Los Angeles, his first fight since losing the STRIKEFORCE title to Gegard Mousasi on Aug. 15, 2009.  Prior to the defeat, Sobral had reeled off five consecutive victories.  

See http://www.mma-core.com/gifs/_Gegard_Mousasi_KTFO_Renato_Babalu_Sobral_Strikefor?gid=10000819&tid=100

It should be noted that Sobral's victories include a win against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by a guillotine choke at IFC - Global Domination on Sept. 6, 2003 in round 3. 

In other televised fights, former world champ “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler will face 2000 Olympic Games silver medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland in a matchup of 185-pound contenders; former world heavyweight champion Antonio “Big Foot’’ Silva faces Valentijn “The Python’’ Overeem, the older brother of STRIKEFORCE heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem; and Paul “Semtex’’ Daley faces Scott “Hands Of Steel’ Smith in a battle of explosive welterweights.

HERSCHEL WALKER INJURED, OFF DEC. 4 STRIKEFORCE CARD IN ST. LOUIS NEW YORK (Nov. 24,  2010) –  Herschel Walker sustained a deep cut under his left eye that required multiple stitches while training Monday at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., and will not be able to fight on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.   “I feel terrible about this,’’ said Walker, who was cut from a knee strike while training with AKA teammate and two-time United States Olympic wrestling team member Daniel Cormier. “I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again. I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals.’’ The four televised fights on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast):  MMA superstar Dan Henderson (25-8) of Temecula, Calif., faces former STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight world champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral  (36-8) of Brazil; Antonio “Big Foot’’ Silva (14-2), of Coconut Creek, Fla., meets Valentijn “The Python’’ Overeem (28-23), of The Netherlands in a heavyweight encounter, Paul “Semtex’’ Daley (25-9-2) of England battles Scott “Hands Of Steel” Smith (17-7, 1 NC), of Elk Grove, Calif., at welterweight and ex-world champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (17-6, 1 NC), of Granite City, Ill., goes up against 2000 Olympic Games silver medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland (22-7) of Oregon City, Ore., in a middleweight (185 pounds) scrap. An announcement about a possible replacement fight for the telecast will be made in the coming days, STRIKEFORCE said. Tickets are on sale at Scottrade Center, online at Ticketmaster.com and Strikeforce.com or by phone (800) 745-3000. Doors at Scottrade Center will open for the event at 6 p.m. CT.  The first preliminary bout will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the first televised main card fight will begin at 9 p.m. About STRIKEFORCE STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its "Shamrock vs. Gracie" event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history.  The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose's HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265.  Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with "Shamrock vs. Gracie."  In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose.  In March 2009, STRIKEFORCE signed a multi-year agreement with SHOWTIME® to stage live events on the premium cable television network.  The promotion has since also produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network.