Breaking: Dan Henderson Signs With Strikeforce

After the expiration of his UFC contract and a public falling out with the promotion it appears that former PRIDE Welterweight and Middleweight champion Dan Henderson has signed a deal with Strikeforce. From MMA Fanhouse:

After months of speculation, Dan Henderson has finally agreed to sign with Strikeforce. FanHouse has learned that the 12-year veteran, who was last seen knocking out Michael Bisping at UFC 100 in July, recently came to terms with the San Jose-based organization on a multi-fight agreement.
At this time, it is unknown when and where Henderson will make his debut for Strikeforce.

BloodyElbow.com’s Luke Thomas offers his thoughts on the signing:

Henderson is not a hugely popular figure, but has amassed some level of conscious recognition with casual fans. That’s good news for Strikeforce as is his ability to fight in two weight classes. Given how thin the 205lbs division is in Strikeforce, Henderson is a helpful addition there while being hugely contributory to their middleweight division.

Several big fights here in both weight classes. At light heavyweight a fight with Mousasi is excellent while at middleweight Nick Diaz or Cung Le make sense as well.

This is a major move for Strikeforce and does seem to signal that the CBS event was successful enough for them to continue to try to become a major player in the American MMA market.

We will have more details as they become available.