Former Pride middleweight champion Dan Henderson has confirmed he will retire from mixed martial arts after his scheduled fight against Michael Bisping at UFC 204 on November 12.
The 45-year-old appeared on the Talking Brawls Podcast with Niall McGrath and Petesy Carroll of SevereMMA.com and said regardless of the Bisping result, he'll be taking his leave of the Octagon:
That is my plan, win or lose I’m ready mentally to retire.
My body could still probably go another two, three years more. I’ve put it through enough. I’m ready to take it a little bit easier, but still be involved in MMA doing something a little bit different than fighting.
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I’m pretty sure it will be a pay-per-view and I’d expect that it happens relatively soon, possibly in the next couple of days. We should be able to get it figured out. I’m waiting to hear the exact date, and where but I’m almost positive it will happen, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t at this point.
Henderson made his UFC debut at UFC 17 in May 1998 and has fought for several other promotions including Strikeforce and Pride.
He made his return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship with a defeat to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in 2007 and has since fought 17 times for the promotion, including a knockout defeat of Hector Lombard at UFC 199 in June.
More to follow.
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