Dan "Dangerous" Henderson

PRIDE Fighting Champion. He is associated with Team Quest. He has a professional MMA record of 22-7-0 as of September 2007, and was the only MMA fighter holding titles in two weight classes at the same time until he was defeated in a unification match with Quinton Jackson. He is originally from Apple Valley, California and went to Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California where he was a two-time California State placer. He went on to wrestle at Arizona State University, participating in the 1993 NCAA championships. He has trained with Pan American silver medalist Jeff Funicello. Afterwards he moved onto the international circuit competing for the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He now lives in Temecula, California.

He has notable wins over: Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Kazuo Misaki, Murilo Bustamante, Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Murilo Rua, Renato Sobral, Gilbert Yvel and Carlos Newton.

 

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Dan and his wife, Alison, have three children, Sierra, Reese, and Daniella who was born on August 29, 2007.