Would Dan Henderson ever come out of retirement? For the right amount of money, yes.
Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell might be coming out of retirement, but fellow MMA veteran Dan Henderson isn’t exactly feeling inspired about lacing up the gloves again.
‘Hendo’, 47, announced his retirement after his decision loss to Michael Bisping at UFC 204 and, judging by a recent interview with MMA Junkie, the former Olympian is sticking by his decision and has no plans to return to the Octagon anytime soon.
“I have no plan on getting back in there,” Henderson said when asked if he would ever consider a comeback.
Henderson is not ignorant of the fact that we now live in the age of the ‘money fight’, however, and the knockout artist would be willing to entertain the possibility of a comeback for the right paycheck.
“I wouldn’t say wasting their time if they had a lot of money,” he continued.
It’s been almost two years since Henderson retired, and the fan favorite is still considered one of the greatest fighters of all-time, having won world titles in multiple promotions (Strikeforce and Pride) over the span of his highly-decorated, nineteen-year career.
Henderson hasn’t been inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as a fighter, but his five-round classic with Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua’ in 2011 will be entered into the ‘fight wing’ Hall of Fame on July 5, the UFC announced during last weekend’s UFC 224 pay-per-view.
