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Dan Henderson pulling for Luke Rockhold at UFC on Fox 15, thinks he could score finish over Lyoto Machida
Apr 18, 2015 - 11:05:53 AM Dan Henderson pulling for Luke Rockhold at UFC on Fox 15, thinks he could score finish over Lyoto Machida

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"Obviously I'm pulling for Luke to get out there and beat him up. But, you know, Machida is a tough guy to get a hold of; he's a tough guy to punch because he runs around so much. He moves, he's quick. Luke is long, which should help him out a lot. I think if he can cut him off and get in his face – I think Luke can touch him because he's so long. Luke is fairly quick himself, as well. If Luke can get ahold of him, that's the best scenario. But I think even out in the open Luke will be able to touch him quite a bit as well and hopefully create a situation where Machida feels the need to come after him and fight. I think that's where Luke will win that fight. Machida is hard to finish, obviously. And he's hard to get a hold of. I think Luke will probably win by decision or even finish him. Luke has got some pretty good chokes."

-Dan Henderson comments on the UFC on Fox 15 main event between Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida in an interview with Rick J. Lee (via MMAJunkie.com).

Penick's Analysis: The length of Rockhold is definitely a considerable factor into tonight's main event. If he's able to get his strikes in from range and keep away from Machida's counter game, that's going to be a huge benefit to him. Now, the big question is whether or not Rockhold can find a way to finish Machida. I think he's absolutely capable of that, and we may see it come to fruition here in the next several hours, but Machida's dangerous at every turn and is not going to be an easy out. This is a fantastic fight.

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