Dan Henderson and ‘Shogun’ Rua really delivered for fight fans during their main event last night in Brazil.
Not only did Dan Henderson notch another bonus earning KO, but the duo also earned ‘Fight of the Night’ honors for their efforts inside the cage.
Here’s what the MMA world thought of their performance:
Shogun all day
— Hector Lombard (@HectorLombard) March 24, 2014
Here we go!!! Round 1 @FOXSports1
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— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014
I'm glad Dan Henderson isn't my dad . That's a bad old man. There will be no talking back in his house ! #UFCFightNightNatal
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) March 24, 2014
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Shiiiiit there at it again
— Robert Whiteford UFC (@Flyinjudoka) March 24, 2014
Holy shit! #UFCNatal
— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) March 24, 2014
Wow!!! Henderson just went out like three times!! And was that the round??? No way he stopped that!
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) March 24, 2014
HOLY SHIT!!!! Great 1st round!!!!! @FOXSports1
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014
These guys are #warriors
— Duke Roufus (@dukeroufus) March 24, 2014
WTF just happened?!?! #UFCFightNight
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) March 24, 2014
Thank you for not stopping that! I would have been pissed!!!
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson still tough as hell. WHAT THE HELL. WHATS HAPPENING #Ufcfightnight
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson is a man's man's man! #UFCFightNightNatal An insane round 6!!!
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) March 24, 2014
Did I just see like 4 flash knockouts in the first round lol?
#UFCFightNight
@JuryJJ @ufc @lorenzofertitta @danawhite
— Myles Jury (@FuryJury) March 24, 2014
That was great refereeing by Herb.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 24, 2014
WOW, right back where they left off.. Hendo vs Shogun!!
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) March 24, 2014
Ohhhhhh fuck
— Robert Whiteford UFC (@Flyinjudoka) March 24, 2014
Hendo moves like C3PO but he's still the man.
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) March 24, 2014
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014
Boom
— Mitch Clarke (@MitchClarkeMMA) March 24, 2014
Hendooooooo!!!!!
— UFC (@ufc) March 24, 2014
Holy fuck
H bomb
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) March 24, 2014
Hendo is a Greek god with thunder in his hands ! #UFCFightNightNatal
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) March 24, 2014
oOoooooooo!!
— Ivan Menjivar ufc (@Ivanmenjivar) March 24, 2014
HOLY SHIIIIT. HENDO WITH THE RIGHT HAND WOW MY GOD #UFCFIGHTNIGHT
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) March 24, 2014
WWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!! @ufc
— Kyle Kingsbury (@Kingsbu) March 24, 2014
AhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHhHhhhhh!!!!!! Wowww Hendoooo!
— AL IAQUINTA (@ALIAQUINTA) March 24, 2014
Wooooow @danhendo my hero!!!!!
— Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecfighter) March 24, 2014
Dammmmmmmmmmmnnnn! @danhendo out of no where!!!
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) March 24, 2014
DAMN!!! that's nasty!!
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) March 24, 2014
HENDO!!!!!
— Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) March 24, 2014
What a sick FIGHT!!!!!!!!! Hendo vs Shogun 2
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014
Hardest punch of all time ever
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) March 24, 2014
Wow all hail the H bomb
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) March 24, 2014
Wow Hendo!!! 43 and still gettin it done! #UFCFightNight @ufc
— Mark Muñoz (@mark_munoz) March 24, 2014
Holyshit
— Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) March 24, 2014
Holy crap that H Bomb has no age limit man!
— Stipe Miocic (@smiocic) March 24, 2014
Omfg!!!!!!! Who saw that coming ????
— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) March 24, 2014
H – bomb finds its target.
— Pat Miletich (@patmiletich) March 24, 2014
What a fight! Both guys rule! @ufc
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson is always one punch away from knocking out any living object. Including bulls and elephants!
— Bahadurzada (@SiyarTheKiller) March 24, 2014
Shogun fought amazing. One mistake is all it takes against Hendo.
— Matthew Brown (@IamTheImmortal) March 24, 2014
Dammm!!!! It's no joke in the Octagon !
— Gilbert Melendez (@GilbertMelendez) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson has just surpassed John Wayne, Chuck Norris, and Tom Selleck as the most American man in history. #UFCFightNight
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) March 24, 2014
Hendo has a granite chin!!!
— Lorenzo Fertitta (@lorenzofertitta) March 24, 2014
Hendo is the man !! #UFCFightNight #GrownAssMan
— Justin Lawrence (@AmericanKiddMMA) March 24, 2014
Henderson gave Shogun his nose. Crazy #UFCFightNight
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 24, 2014
Dynamite Dan
— mayhem (@mayhemmiller) March 24, 2014
Holy Hendo! That's a nasty broken nose. #ufc
— Tim Boetsch (@TimBoetsch) March 24, 2014
Nuclear bomb in @danhendo right hand dang sik goi
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) March 24, 2014
Congrats to @HerbDeanMMA he did a great job tonight
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014