Belfort and Henderson were scheduled to hook em up at the PRIDE 32 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for Oct. 21, 2006 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Brazilian tipped the scale at the light heavyweight limit, while the former Olympian was a lean and mean 196 pounds. Size doesnt always matter. While the crowd was vocal in its support of Belfort, he was unable to defend against his opponents wrestling. Henderson scored a takedown right out of the gate in the opening frame, which pretty much set the tempo for the remainder of the fight. The Phenom was able to sweep in rounds one and three, but it wasnt enough. Hendo effectively mixed his power striking with wrestling and wrapped things up in Sin City with a clean sweep on the judges scorecards (30-27, 30-27, 30-26). The loss, however, would be the least of Belforts problems, thanks to a positive drug test for for the anabolic steroid 4-hydroxytestosterone. -MMANEWS
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 23:23:12 +0000
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