UFC Fight Night 38 featured the rematch of one of the best MMA fights of all time. Dan Henderson and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua met in Natal, Brazil, for another scrap.
Henderson moves to 2-0 in the series with a third-round TKO, but it didn't come easy.
Twitter was alive for the fight on a Sunday night. Here is a look at how the Twitterverse perceived the amazing fight.
Pre-Fight
Wait, are we actually going to see Shogun not wearing his BadBoy hotpants?
— Steven Rondina (@srondina) March 24, 2014
rumors are that shogun cannot airplane. odds move to +900
— The Hot Take Man (@swarthyvillain) March 24, 2014
If you love epic rematches, legends and Sunday night fights, turn on @FOXSports1 right now!
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) March 24, 2014
In all seriousness are there just not a lot of closed arenas in Brazil? The open air arenas w/ heat and humidity seems to happen constantly
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) March 24, 2014
It's 93 degrees in the arena and 83% humidity!!! That's brutal
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014
I was at Alvarez v Chandler 1 the night of Shogun v Hendo. Not too shabby of an evening.
— Ryan Loco (@RyanLoco) March 24, 2014
Shogun will take this by decision. Neither fighter has the cardio for 5 rounds, and Hendo will gas before he can deliver a KO punch.
— Steven Rondina (@srondina) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson out to "Made in America" by Toby Keith. Shogun Rua to something techno, but I have no idea what #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) March 24, 2014
RIP Shogun's BadBoy Hotpants. #EndofanEra
— Steven Rondina (@srondina) March 24, 2014
Note: the great Eduardo Alonso in the corner of one Shogun Rua.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 24, 2014
Shogun's walkout music --> RT @Matt__Lydon: @DamonMartin its "sail" by armin van buuren
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) March 24, 2014
Round 1
Shogun works the leg kicks early. Henderson loads up on his right hand, but he can't find a home for it. Henderson hits Shogun hard with a left, but Shogun nearly finishes Henderson with strikes of his own. Henderson dropped, and Shogun was all over him. He barely survived the first five minutes.
I love the Air Hendo logo on Henderson's shorts. #UFC
— Sean Smith (@SeanSmithMMA) March 24, 2014
Now THIS is March Madness!
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) March 24, 2014
Yo...Hendo not getting finished there is one of the craziest things
— Brent Brookhouse (@brentbrookhouse) March 24, 2014
10-9 Rua #UFC
— Sean Smith (@SeanSmithMMA) March 24, 2014
COMMERICAL!?!?!?! #FightNight
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) March 24, 2014
HOLY SHIT!!!! Great 1st round!!!!! @FOXSports1
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014
Fight not over.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson still tough as hell. WHAT THE HELL. WHATS HAPPENING #Ufcfightnight
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) March 24, 2014
Hendo barely survives the round. Looked very close to being finished. Shogun seals round 1 with that late barrage.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 24, 2014
Round 2
Shogun goes back to leg kicks, and he is landing more punches early on as well. Henderson still recovering from the end of the first. Shogun plasters Henderson with an uppercut, but he can't finish. Henderson sticks him in his guard. Herb Dean stands them up, but the round closes shortly after.
That uppercut would have finished 99.9999999999% of the world! #UFCFightNight Wow!
— UFC (@ufc) March 24, 2014
Round 3
A scramble occurs off a Henderson takedown attempt, and he clips Shogun in the process. Shogun is hurt badly. A follow-up punch destroys Shogun. Hammerfists follow until Dean stops the fight at 1:31 of the round.
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 24, 2014
HENDO!!!!!!!!!
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) March 24, 2014
HBOMB
— McKinley Noble (@KenTheGreat1) March 24, 2014
Somehow, someway Dan Henderson wins via TKO. Right hook. Place is dead silent. Shocking turn of events.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 24, 2014
If I am pessimistic about a fight, it will be great.
— Steven Rondina (@srondina) March 24, 2014
Wow all hail the H bomb
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) March 24, 2014
Hendo just broke twitter. @ufc
— TJ Hamilton (@TjHamiltonMusic) March 24, 2014
Post-Fight
OH GOD THE NOSE.
— Steven Rondina (@srondina) March 24, 2014
Amazing how quiet the arena is right now. One could say that right hook saved Hendo's UFC career. It did not look good early.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson just mangled Shogun's nose with that right hand. Shogun's nose looked like a Z when he stood back up. Nasty #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) March 24, 2014
Also? G'bye, TRT. You're history.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) March 24, 2014
Dan Henderson is the 2nd oldest person to record a T/KO inside the Octagon. Only Randy Couture did it while older (versus Gonzaga).
— MMADecisions.com (@MMADecisions) March 24, 2014
It is tough to see where either man goes after this fight. The division has its fill of contenders, and the aging stars are nowhere near that level right now. Time will tell, but a third fight does make plenty of sense.
