Dan Henderson wrestled for the United States at two Olympics before winning the UFC 17 tournament and world titles in PRIDE and Strikeforce. He held two PRIDE belts at the same time after knocking out Wanderlei Silva in 2007. He later stopped Fedor Emelianenko in the first round at heavyweight.

Hendo's UFC run included the knockout of Michael Bisping at UFC 100 and two wins over Mauricio Shogun Rua. The first Rua fight went all five rounds. He was still fighting for a UFC world title at 46, when he went the distance with Bisping in their rematch.

Brian Deegan trained at Hendo's gym in Temecula and that connection brought Henderson to Metal Mulisha. We sponsored him in 2009 and featured him in our MMA advertising while he was competing in the UFC and Strikeforce.