Make Fedor fight Dan Henderson

More and more Dan Henderson is looking like the one who got away. The UFC wouldn’t meet his contract demands and now, three fights into his Strikeforce contract, the 40-year-old is the light heavyweight champion.

Shaking off an early knock down, the iron-jawed Hendo dropped an overhand H bomb on defending champ Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante that sent him crashing face-first into the canvas in the third round. A couple of follow-up punches later and the belt was his, while the Brazilian joins the ranks of Michael Bisping and Wanderlei Silva as fighters who wonder what the license number on that truck was.

The question now becomes – what next for Henderson? Likely the winner of April’s Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle bout, or perhaps Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. But thos match-ups just aren’t that interesting. Sure, Hendo is the champ, but he’s in the Randy Couture phase of his career where exciting fights is far more important – and lucrative – than divisional relevance.

Why not ask, alright beg, Fedor Emelianenko to drop down to 205 pounds? After his losses to Fabricio Werdum and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva I wasn’t the only one who wished Fedor would show a little discipline around the dinner table and make the move down. Besides, Fedor is currently in limbo, presumably waiting for the loser of the Alistair Overeem vs. Werdum “grand prix quarterfinal,” which might take place in June.

But how much excitement can Strikeforce generate around a bout between two losers, even when those losers are among the top heavyweights in the world? Instead, imagine the anticipation if Fedor and Hendo squared off – it would be like a 100-metre sprint to see who could land their right hand of doom first.