Initially pegged to meet Paulo Thiago at UFC on Versus 3 earlier this month, Johny Hendricks found himself hung out to dry after the Brazilian was forced to withdraw due to injury.
The disappointing news sent Hendricks back to the gym to resume training with no clear idea of what his foreseeable future would entail.
So, not surprisingly, he jumped at the opportunity to fight March 26 at Seattle’s KeyArena when an injured Dennis Hallman pulled out of his scheduled UFC Fight Night 24 bout with T.J. Waldburger.