Even though the UFC hasn’t set an official main event for their first event on Fox on November 12th, the wheels have begun spinning within the collective heads within the company. The rumor right now: if Anderson Silva successfully defends his title against Yushin Okami this weekend at UFC 134, he could be squaring off again with a familiar opponent, Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion Dan Henderson. The fight would be a rematch of the 2008 encounter in which Silva defeated Henderson via submission.
“We don’t have a main event set yet, we’ll find out probably after this Saturday, these fights in Rio, then we’ll set a main event,” UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta told Brazilian site Tatame. “But it’ll be something big. It’ll be a big fight. I would love to do (Silva vs. Henderson). Anderson just needs a win.”
With his Strikeforce contract currently up, it appears that Henderson is negotiating a return to UFC with a chance to avenge that loss.
