Free agent johny hendricks ponders a ufc return at. The previous owners of that record were carlos condit and nick diaz who combined for 256 at ufc 143. Former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks announces retirement new, 79 comments johny hendricks becomes the second exufc champion to announce retirement within a span of a week. While the scale has seemingly been hendricks biggest enemy. Free agent johny hendricks ponders a ufc return at welterweight. Get ufc fight results and career results information at fox sports. Johny hendricks was once the ufc welterweight king and then inexplicably he just started struggling to make weight.
Headtotoe middleweight breakdown for ufc 217 main card match this saturday nov 4, 2017 inside madison square garden in. Hendricks won the bout via majority decision, improving his record to 30 in the ufc. Johny hendricks vs borrachinha costa full fight video hl ufc 217. Off the heels of retirements from former ufc champions michael bisping and rashad evans, another. Mar 07, 2018 hendricks ufc record at middleweight is 12 and although he is a free agent, espns brett okamoto reported that the ufc invited hendricks to the performance institute in las vegas to work on. Aug 09, 2017 former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks is reportedly set to return opposite paulo borrachinha henrique costa on nov.
Friday nights ufc 207 has so many big names, that a few fights are flying undertheradar but well worth your time. Mar 06, 2014 hendricks discussed his take on fighting the winner of carlos condit vs. Johny harvey hendricks born september 12, 1983 is an american retired mixed martial artist. Hendricks, who has only won just one of his last six fights, is no longer under a contract with the ufc after the costa bout. Johny hendricks surprises himself at ufc 217 weighins mma. Johny hendricks says he doesnt know if exclusive negotiating period with ufc is still in effect. Alone, hendricks set the record for most significant strikes in a ufc title bout with 158. Both fighters kept an extremely fast pace and stayed busy with their offensive output. Aug 09, 2017 johny hendricks continues his middleweight venture as combate reports that the former welterweight champion meets upandcoming paulo borrachinha at ufc 217, in new york city hendricks 187. Nov 09, 2017 hendricks, who has only won just one of his last six fights, is no longer under a contract with the ufc after the costa bout. I first met johny hendricks on a warm monday morning in the outskirts of dallas, two months before ufc 171. Former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks announces retirement new, 79 comments johny hendricks becomes the second ex ufc champion to announce retirement within a span of a week. Hendricks had a decorated collegiate wrestling career for powerhouse oklahoma state university.
Former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks announces. Former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks has retired from the sport of mixed martial arts mma. I remember, at the time, thinking there were 2 very clear hendricks rounds and only 1 clear gsp round with that remaining round being kindasorta hendricks. Now hendricks retires from the sport with an overall record of 188 with all but three of his professional fights taking place in either the ufc or wec. Hendricks 188 mma, 8 ufc made the announcement on todays edition of mmajunkie radio and will hang. Hendricks ufc record at middleweight is 12 and although he is a free agent, espns brett okamoto reported that the ufc invited hendricks to the performance institute in las vegas to work on. Nov 03, 2017 at ufc 217 weighins, johny hendricks makes weight, but he didnt think he was going to at first friday morning. Tyron woodley also set to take place at ufc 171 in a recent interview with mma junkies steven marracco if i win this. Latest on johny hendricks including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. After a move to middleweight, that would see him lose to notable talent the likes of tim boetsch and paulo costa, the. Johny hendricks fell to kelvin gastelum at ufc 200 on saturday night. Johny hendricks preferred the gentleness that came with being a father, but he set it aside.
Two of the most devastating strikers in the ufc s welterweight division meet at ufc 171 when johny hendricks and robbie lawler collide for the vacant welterweight title. Records reflect all ufc fights from ufc 28 to the present ufc 28 was the first event to use the unified rules of mma. He competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the ultimate fighting championship and is a former ufc welterweight champion. Robbie lawler defeated johny hendricks by split decision to win the welterweight championship saturday night at ufc 181, and in doing so completed one of the great comeback stories in. Headtotoe middleweight breakdown for ufc 217 main card match this saturday nov 4, 2017 inside madison square garden in new york city. According to fightmetric, hendricks and lawler combined for 308 significant strikes landed. Hendricks won the fight via unanimous decision 3027, 3027, and 3025. The former ufc ww champion johny hendricks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 1870 50% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no. Hendricks was a 4time allamerican before making his transition to mixed martial. Its a safe bet that if former welterweight champion johny hendricks is fighting for a parking spot, hell get the win via firstround beatdown.
Lee is official following saturdays weighin, which took place in oklahoma city, although johny hendricks continued his struggle with the scale. From the ultimate fighting championship in november 1993 to ufc 7, all matches ended in a draw or a finish. Former ufc champ johny hendricks announces his retirement. Hendricks next faced tj grant on may 8, 2010, at ufc 1. At ufc 217 on saturday night as madison square garden, struggling former champion johnny hendricks looked the get his career back on track against brazils paulo borrachinha. From ultimate ultimate 1995 to ufc 20, matches were set to a time limit between 12 to 30 minutes, with judges scoring the match. Johny hendricks is an accomplished amateur wrestler, picking up a. Emails expose drug testing rift between gsp, hendricks. Hendricks, however, would suffer the first defeat of his career at the ultimate fighter 12 finale to fellow wrestler rick story. After going 26 in his last eight fights under the ufc banner, former welterweight champion johny hendricks did not resign with the ufc after his last contracted bout. Johny hendricks vs robbie lawler break records in ufc 171. Former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks today announced his retirement from mma.
The ufcs new record book feature includes individual fight records, combined fight records, singleround records and more. Jon hendricks born september 16, 1921, newark, ohio, usa died november 22, 2017, manhattan, new york, usa was an american jazz lyricist and singer. Johny hendricks vs charlie brenneman fight result ufc 117. Johny hendricks beats carlos condit in thriller steven marrocco, usa today sports montreal johny hendricks famed left land made its.
Hendricks faced promotional newcomer ricardo funch on december 12, 2009, at ufc 107. Johny hendricks is an accomplished amateur wrestler, picking up a pair of ncaa d1 championships during his time. Johny hendricks returns against borrachinha at ufc 217 in nyc. Johny hendricks misses weight ufc oklahoma city weighin. Johny harvey hendricks born september 12, 1983 is an american retired mixed martial artist and an accomplished former collegiate wrestler. Hendricks then went onto win the title in an epic five round battle with robbie lawler before falling to him in their rematch nine months later. The best records in ufc history bleacher report latest news.
And, at the time, i remember thinking hendricks fucked himself by thinking he won that closeish round, and didnt need to fight in the 5th. Bigg rigg leaves the sport on a twofight losing streak. Johny hendricks is quickly making a name for himself in the ufc, thanks to his highlevel wrestling, knockout power, and trademark beard. Arguably the biggest event of the promotions year, ufc 217 was a night of champions, featuring three title fights at the top of the card. Hendricks won the bout via majority decision, improving his record to 30 in the.
After all, theyre fighting in the same weight class again, and for his age, he put in an impressive performance last night, and as we all know, he hold an impressive almost victory over gsp, and im sure gsp is burning to avenge it. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks is reportedly set to return opposite paulo borrachinha henrique costa on nov. Johny hendricks bio affair, married, spouse, salary, net. This professional player was born on september 12, 1983, in ada, oklahoma, united states.
List of ufcs coronavirus measures revealed it is also unknown at this time of the ufc is interested in signing the former welterweight champion, who holds a 80 record in the promotion. Johny hendricks is a mma fighter with a professional fight record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws. Former ufc champion johny hendricks looks to get back on the winning track at ufc 217 as hes scheduled to face paulo. Johny hendricks continues his middleweight venture as combate reports that the former welterweight champion meets upandcoming paulo borrachinha at ufc 217, in new york city hendricks 187. The former ufc welterweight champion plans to continue to compete at 170 pounds, but will do so without his team and management for the last eight years. Two of the most devastating strikers in the ufcs welterweight division meet at ufc 171 when johny hendricks and robbie lawler collide for the vacant welterweight title. Ufc lawyer michael mersch wanted to let you guys know and find out for himself, how we are doing the. Three fighters stand atop the ufc record books for most fights in the promotion. In his first fight with the ufc, hendricks upset tuf 7 winner amir sadollah with a firstround tko victory in just 29 seconds, following that up with backtoback wins. Also, carlos condit takes on rising contender tyron woodley in the comain event. Experts baffled as the unthinkable happens at ufc 217 weighins former ufc welterweight champion, johny hendricks, has had his share of problems making weight in recent years.
In fact, heading into ufc 217, he has failed in 3 of his last 4 attempts to do so. Hendricks became the first man to finish fitch in the ufc, winning via. Jun 27, 2018 hendricks then went onto win the title in an epic five round battle with robbie lawler before falling to him in their rematch nine months later. Former ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks retires. Johny hendricks returns at ufc 217 opposite paulo borrachinha. Former ufc champ johny hendricks has the ultimate driving toy. Johny hendricks says he doesnt know where hes going to end up, but that he is not retired. Hendricks is an american by his nationality and his ethnicity is white. According to mmajunkie, this sets a new record for significant strikes landed in a ufc championship fight. At ufc 217 weighins, johny hendricks makes weight, but he didnt think he was going to at first friday morning. View complete tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record. The current format of two, three, or five rounds of five minutes each was implemented in ufc 21. In his first fight with the ufc, hendricks upset tuf 7 winner amir sadollah with a firstround tko victory in just 29 seconds, following that up with backtoback wins over ricardo funch and tj grant.
Jul 02, 2018 former ultimate fighting championship ufc welterweight champion johny hendricks was among the many fighters who announced his retirement from mixed martial arts mma last week after a lengthy. Johny hendricks, former ufc champion, retires from mma at 34. Compare the latest ufcmma fight odds and betting lines from the top online sportsbooks. Robbie lawler is the first in ufc history to win a belt from another fighter by split decision. Johny hendricks surprises himself at ufc 217 weighins mma fighting.
His body began to look differently and then his record plummeted to a dismal 37. Nov 03, 2017 johny hendricks official ufc 217 weighin. Johny hendricks vs borrachinha costa full fight video hl. Ufc launches record book feature to track historical stats. Johny hendricks loss to paulo costa was the last fight on his ufc contract submitted 1 year ago by silverpigeon97 nogonnaseeyousoonboiii 381 comments. Former ultimate fighting championship ufc welterweight title holder johny hendricks has retired. Costa fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. Significant strike defence the % of opponents strikes that did not land td avg. Now that georges is the mw champ, isnt it fitting that he defend against johny hendricks. This is johny hendricks next fight and charlie brenneman next fight. Tyron woodley also set to take place at ufc 171 in a recent interview with mma junkies steven marracco if. Check out tim boetsch as he knocks out former welterweight champ johny hendricks at ufc fight night 112. Hendricks discussed his take on fighting the winner of carlos condit vs. Since his childhood, johny hendricks was passionate about fighting and wrestling.
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