Henderson: Everybody Was Blowing Up My Twitter About Fighting Jon Jones

As Henderson sees it, a return to the UFC is possible after his July 30 fight with Emelianenko -- but not immediately after. Instead, Henderson wants to defend the Strikeforce light heavyweight title, firmly establish himself as the top 205-pounder outside the UFC, and then take on the UFC light heavyweight champion.


"I'd like to defend that belt and then possibly have a match with whoever's the UFC champ," Henderson said. "I think that's where the potential to both make a lot more money and have a lot more fans watch both Strikeforce and the UFC."

Henderson says he's already hearing from fans who want to see him fight UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but Henderson believes the best way to market that fight is for him to beat Emelianenko and beat a Strikeforce light heavyweight or two first.

"As soon as Zuffa bought Strikeforce, Jon Jones fought right after that and everybody was blowing up my Twitter about fighting Jon Jones," Henderson said. "That would be fun for me because he's so unorthodox. But it's something that probably needs to be built up after I defend the belt once or twice."

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