3. Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio Rua
UFC Fight Night 39
March 23, 2014 | Natal, Brazil
Henderson will always have TNT in his fabled right hand. “Hendo” dispatched Rua with a sweeping right hook to the nose and subsequent ground strikes in the UFC Fight Night 39 headliner at Nelio Dias Gymnasium. The end came 91 seconds into the third round, as Henderson became the first man to defeat “Shogun” twice.

Rua masked his power punches with a stiff jab and stout leg kicks, as he had the former two-division Pride Fighting Championships titleholder reeling and on the verge of being stopped late in the first round. Henderson somehow withstood the onslaught, as Rua pierced his defenses with a right hook-left hook combination and some vicious ground-and-pound.

“Shogun” floored the two-time Olympian with a right uppercut in Round 2 but failed to capitalize, settling in Henderson’s guard before a referee restart. The two clinched to start the third frame. On the break, Henderson’s right hand swept across the Brazilian’s face, sending him careening backward. The stoppage followed soon after, with the dazed and disfigured Rua eating further punishment and clinging to Henderson’s leg in desperation.

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