Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20180405164720/@comment-34867510-20180604143819

168.235.198.48 wrote: Why hendo has a champion edition? ?!!! He didn't won any belts. Not even interim championship. But he is a legend so i wouldn't mind a legend/ic version f him. CE version is just hilarious.

Dan Henderson certainly deserves NCE status. He was the last LHW champ of Strikeforce, and he was the first MMA fighter to hold belts in 2 different weight classes simultaneously in a major MMA promotion (Pride WW and MW). He has held belts in 3 different weight classes (LHW, MW, WW). Since Pride and Strikeforce were absorbed by the UFC, and since the level of competition in those other organizations was comparable (or even tougher in Pride), his acolades over there are recognized by the UFC. Hence, he gets NCE status. Whew!