Strikeforce’s Dan Henderson: “Now there is another option”
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
When Strikeforce announced on Monday that Henderson had officially signed onĀ with the promotion, many began to wonder who might be next.
Today, Henderson told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) that he wouldn't be surprised if more top-level fighters follow his example and explore options outside of the sport's biggest promotion.
"It's inevitable," Henderson said. "For a while, there wasn't any other options, and fighters were not really keen on that idea of not having a place to shop around. They weren't real happy with the UFC kind of having a monopoly on everything. It's their way or the highway, and now there is another option. That makes [fighters] feel a little more comfortable."
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