QUOTABLES: Dan Henderson thinks Rashad Evans should wait for title shot so UFC can book "Champion vs. Champion" fight

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

I'm ready to fight, and I think I'm a valuable asset to make some money with also, and they know that. I'm not worried about what's going to happen. I'd like to try and fight in December. Take another month off or so and get back to training... It will probably come down to money, but it's coming from the same people, so it's a matter of where they're going to make the most money off of me as well, and to be able to pay what I'm getting paid, they need to be making money as well... I think the biggest fight they could promote is probably a title unification with whoever is the champ in the UFC. I think for them to utilize the best potential to make money for everybody, I think they'd have to have Rashad [Evans] wait it out one more fight."

-Dan Henderson talks to MMAWeekly.com about what he's looking for from the UFC, including his belief that Rashad Evans should wait for his title shot so the UFC can book a "Champion vs. Champion" fight.

Penick's Analysis: There is one way the UFC puts a champion vs. champion fight over Evans, and that's if "Rampage" Jackson defeats Jon Jones in September. If that happens, and they want to play it that way, they could book Evans vs. Jones in their grudge match, and a rematch between Henderson and Rampage. However, if Jones beats "Rampage," there isn't a chance the UFC even considers putting Henderson against Jones over Evans. Henderson deserves a high profile fight, but I think it's going to have to be against another top contender in order to get a title shot.

[Dan Henderson art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

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