5 insane "come back from the dead" victories in UFC history

Lawler rallies to destroy Macdonald’s nose Bisping fights back to outpoint Hendo
Lawler rallies to destroy Macdonald’s nose Bisping fights back to outpoint Hendo

#3 Hendo KOs Shogun off the break

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Henderson came back in this fight
Henderson came back in this fight

Dan ‘Hendo’ Henderson (32-15) is an MMA legend with a penchant of being in thriller-after-thriller throughout his long and storied MMA career.

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Hendo’s MMA base is wrestling whilst also being widely respected for his insane KO power. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (24-10) is a former Pride Middleweight Grand Prix champion and former UFC Light-heavyweight champion, with an MMA base of Muay Thai and BJJ.

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Hendo beat Shogun by unanimous decision in a 5-round classic at UFC 139 in 2011. They met yet again in March of 2014, once again delivering a back-and-forth slugfest. Both fighters came out tentative in the rematch, with Shogun utilising excellent low kicks and leg kicks to keep Hendo at bay.

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The cagey affair turned into full-blown chaos when Shogun dinged Hendo with a huge right hand, dropping him and swarming him with ground-and-pound. Hendo survived the first round but got tagged by a slick uppercut in round 2.

Hendo survived the ensuing assault making it to the 3rd round. The fighters entered the clinch, and on the separation, Hendo ripped a venomous right hook to his opponent’s nose. After a few unnecessary follow-up shots, Shogun was asleep and Hendo had silenced the Brazilian crowd in Natal, Brazil.

Hendo was badly rocked multiple times throughout the fight but still managed to find a home for his ‘H-bomb’.

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