“Remember I said 33 and however many months. I can be 33 and eleven months.”<\/p>\n“The real reason, to be frank with you, is that I will end up joining the military ranks,” he said. “I\u2019ve always held a pretty strong civic duty. Us as Americans, we need to do a better job period.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Henderson appears to be in good spirits despite the loss, however there has been no word yet on how long he will be out, or when he will be returning to the Octagon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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