Dan Henderson Shocks Silva In 3rd

Dan Henderson used a barrage of punches in the third round to knock out champion Wanderlei Silva. Most of the MMA world had Silva winning this fight and staking claim to be the world's best 205 pound fighter. Henderson had a great ground game and strategic fighting strategy to make sure THAT didn't happen.

Silva took the ring in style, but as the first round came to a close, many of us saw something different in his eyes. That something was a look of concern and fear. Dan Henderson was taking the fight to Silva. The champion (205) was back peddling most of the fight. And a couple of minutes into the third round, he was flat on his back. It was a looping left hand that found it's target and found the 205 pound belt on the 185 pound champ's waist.

Dan Henderson becomes the first Pride Fighter to hold belts in two different weight classes. Wanderlei Silva goes home to start training for a defiant "rubber" match against Henderson in the near future. Silva will hope to re-group and win back the belt he defended for so, so long.