Mark Henry's comments surprise me a bit, but hats off to him. I gained respect after he started to look a little petty recently. Now he's calling Conor the best striker in MMA.. trying the nice guy route lol
"I talked about a fighter when I shouldn’t have, and I really felt bad about it. I don’t think I have any business talking about a fighter. And whatever Conor had to say to me I think I deserve it or more. Whatever he said…I deserve more than that."
Henry says he regrets taking the shots, and that it’s not in his nature to do so.
"I’ve got nothing but respect for Conor," he said. "He’s an amazing fighter, and besides my guys where I’m going to be biased, I think he’s the best striker in MMA. I think he’s gotten better in different areas, I have nothing but the utmost respect for him and just what’s he’s done in this sport. And not just in the sport, but personality wise."
Part of Henry’s resolve comes from the way the UFC is booking fights in 2016, with intrigue fights usurping fights that could be made adhering to the rankings. It’s one reason he says he can’t be mad at McGregor, who is just playing the game, but he feels bad for the casualties of the game itself.
"You can’t blame him," he said. "My kid is going to do as much as I’ll allow him to do when he’s five. He’s going to take it and he should. That’s where that’s at, I don’t blame him for that. It just sucks for Frankie at 45 wondering where the hell things are going. I feel horrible for Jose, I mean I feel bad for him. And I feel bad for Khabib too, I really do. But that’s the way it’s done now. It’s done with [Dan] Henderson fighting [Michael] Bisping, and Conor fighting two meaningless fights, Ronda [Rousey] coming back a year-and-a-half, two years later, fighting for the title. CM Punk fighting, it’s crazy."