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Daniel Jeffery Henderson, (born August 24, 1970) is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion. Henderson is also the UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Winner, the 1997 Brazil Open Lightweight Tournament Champion, the RINGS King of Kings 1999 Tournament Winner, and the 2005 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Champion. He is regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time, having defeated 12 champions across 4 major promotions (UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, Pancrase.) As of November 18, 2015, Henderson is #14 in the official UFC middleweight rankings, and the oldest fighter currently competing in the UFC.〔(UFC Fighter Rankings )〕 ==Wrestling career== Dan Henderson was born in Downey, California and grew up in Apple Valley, California. Henderson competed in Freestyle Wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling, but is best known for his accomplishments in Greco Roman. He attended Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California, and earned medals at the California State Wrestling Championships in 1987 and 1988. He finished 2nd in 1987 and 5th in 1988. He was a member of the 1987 Victor Valley High School wrestling team state champions. In 1988 Henderson became a national champion in both Greco Roman and Freestyle, at the junior level. After high school Henderson delayed pursuing a college wrestling career, instead deciding to focus on Greco Roman. However, he would go to wrestle a season each at Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) and Arizona State University (ASU). He qualified for the 1993 NCAA championships. In Greco Roman Henderson became the university national champion in 1991, 1993 and 1994. He was the national champion at the senior level in 1993, 1994 and 1997. He represented the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He finished in 10th place in 1992 and 12th in 1996. Henderson also competed at the FILA Wrestling World Championships in 1994 and 1997. He finished in 12th place in 1994 and 7th in 1997. Other notable accomplishments include a bronze medal in 1995 at the quadrennial Pan American Games, which decides the best wrestler in the North and South America, and a gold medal in the 2000 Pan American Championships. At this competition Henderson upset Luis Enrique Méndez in the finals, 3-2. Mendez was the 1999 FILA World Champion and Pan Am Games gold medalist. Henderson missed becoming a 3 time Olympian in 2000. The U.S. was instead represented by Quincey Clark. Henderson made it to the 2001 world team trials finals, but was defeated in the championship match by Matt Lindland, who had recently moved up a weight class, and who would go on to win a silver medal in the World Championships. After this, Henderson decided to dedicate his focus to his MMA career. He is notable for the fact that for the first 13 fights of his MMA career, he was juggling his time between MMA and wrestling, and still found success in both. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dan Henderson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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