• UFC 139

Henderson aiming to 'execute' Shogun

ESPN staff
November 17, 2011
Dan Henderson, 41, feels he still has plenty to achieve in MMA

Dan Henderson has vowed to continue his knockout streak when he meets Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in a light-heavyweight clash this weekend at UFC 139.

Henderson has won four of his last five via technical knockout, while Rua has never suffered a clean knockout defeat.

"With every fight I have, I feel there is an opportunity to execute and really finish guys," Henderson said to mmamania.com. "I feel like I'm getting better at that…. Shogun throws more kicks than some, more knees in the clinch than some, but it's nothing I haven't seen before. I definitely feel like I can knock Shogun out. It's just a matter of putting that power right where it counts."

Henderson, 41, will be making his first UFC appearance since 2009, following a spell with the Strikeforce organisation.

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