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Johny Hendricks Reveals The Moment He Knew He Was A Middleweight

Johny Hendricks has looked a heck of a lot better since making the weight jump up to 185 pounds. The former welterweight champ struggled to make the weight limit of 171 pounds after his loss to Stephen Thompson in February of last year, as he missed weight in back-to-back Octagon appearances against Kelvin Gastelum and […]

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Johny Hendricks has looked a heck of a lot better since making the weight jump up to 185 pounds.

The former welterweight champ struggled to make the weight limit of 171 pounds after his loss to Stephen Thompson in February of last year, as he missed weight in back-to-back Octagon appearances against Kelvin Gastelum and Neil Magny. He was also scheduled to face Tyron Woodley back in October of of 2015, however, he was forced to pull out of the bout citing complications from his weight cut.

Hendricks finally made the decision to make a jump up in weight and faced off against Hector Lombard in his 185-pound debut, and won the fight via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 105 back in February.

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Now, “Bigg Rigg” is set to meet Tim Boetsch in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 112 from Oklahoma City this weekend (Sun. June 25, 2017), and spoke to the UFC about his decision to make the jump to middleweight. Hendricks cited a brief interaction with Joe Silva after missing weight as the moment he knew it was time to go to 185 pounds (quotes via UFC):

“I wish I’d have listened to myself a long time ago because I would have been at ’85 two years ago. As soon as I missed weight with Tyron, I wanted to go to ’85. After this last fight at ’70, as soon as I stepped off the scale, I looked at Joe Silva and said, ‘I’m an ‘85er.’ I’ll never see welterweight again.

“I refuse to go back there. Now that I don’t have to cut weight, I’m training almost all the time because I’m not dreading training; I’m not dreading going to the gym. I’m not looking at this going, ‘Man, if I get back in there, I’m going to have to kill myself to try to make weight.’ Now it’s really been fun.”

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Johny Hendricks Wishes he Made Middleweight Move Sooner

Johny Hendricks admits a move to the middleweight division was long overdue. Hendricks is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder. After losing the belt to Robbie Lawler, “Bigg Rigg” went 1-3 in the 170-pound division and struggled to make weight. He finally moved up to middleweight and earned a unanimous decision win […]

Johny Hendricks admits a move to the middleweight division was long overdue. Hendricks is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder. After losing the belt to Robbie Lawler, “Bigg Rigg” went 1-3 in the 170-pound division and struggled to make weight. He finally moved up to middleweight and earned a unanimous decision win […]

Johny Hendricks ‘Can’t Wait To Retire GSP Again’

Former longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre hasn’t competed since UFC 167 when he won a highly controversial decision over Johny Hendricks. Now, the Canadian star is ready to make his return and he’ll do so in a middleweight title fight later this year against champion Michael Bisping. Hendricks has also moved up

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Former longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre hasn’t competed since UFC 167 when he won a highly controversial decision over Johny Hendricks. Now, the Canadian star is ready to make his return and he’ll do so in a middleweight title fight later this year against champion Michael Bisping.

Hendricks has also moved up to 185 pounds in recent memory, scoring an impressive decision victory over Hector Lombard at UFC Fight Night 105 after a string of disappointing setbacks. With the two once again competing at the same weight, Hendricks is interested in earning a rematch with St. Pierre.

In fact, “Bigg Rigg” recently said that he ‘can’t wait to retire’ “Rush”:

“I can’t wait to retire him again,” Hendricks told Submission Radio. “That’s really what I’ve been thinking. You know, I told him, I have no disrespect for the guy, he did amazing things. But three years out of it, you know, things have changed. And he said that I’m washed out. Well guess what? It’s a new Johny at 185. And I cannot wait for him to see, I can’t wait to see how this happens. Because win or lose, I think he should come after me. I think I should get that loss back. Realistically, you know, it is what it is, but I would like to do it again. I really do. And this time, he thought I was strong at 170, wait till he feels me at 185 when I’m not killing myself to make weight, when I’m not killing myself just to focus on my weight cut. What is he gonna think after the 185-pound match, when I’m totally focused on one thing and one thing only, doing what I did but better? That’s really where my head’s at, is right there.”

St. Pierre has said that he’s only interested in the most lucrative fights before he finally hangs up his gloves for good, making a rematch with Hendricks seem somewhat unlikely.

Would you, however, like to see the two run it back at middleweight?

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Georges St-Pierre Constantly on Mind of Johny Hendricks

While Johny Hendricks is preparing for Tim Boetsch at UFC Fight Night 112 later this year, the former UFC welterweight champion can’t help but ponder a former opponent. Georges St-Pierre announced plans to come out of a self-imposed retirement and compete at middleweight, where “Bigg Rigg” currently fights, as well. Hendricks pushed St-Pierre to the […]

While Johny Hendricks is preparing for Tim Boetsch at UFC Fight Night 112 later this year, the former UFC welterweight champion can’t help but ponder a former opponent. Georges St-Pierre announced plans to come out of a self-imposed retirement and compete at middleweight, where “Bigg Rigg” currently fights, as well. Hendricks pushed St-Pierre to the […]

Johny Hendricks Wants to Push Himself to The Limit in Preparation For Tim Boetsch

Johny Hendricks wants to ensure he’s doing his best to prepare for Tim Boetsch. Hendricks will compete in his second middleweight bout against Boetsch on June 25. The two are set to do battle inside the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for UFC Fight Night 112. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion […]

Johny Hendricks wants to ensure he’s doing his best to prepare for Tim Boetsch. Hendricks will compete in his second middleweight bout against Boetsch on June 25. The two are set to do battle inside the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for UFC Fight Night 112. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion […]

Johny Hendricks: ‘I’m Excited to See What I Can do’ Against Tim Boetsch

Johny Hendricks is looking forward to his upcoming scrap with Tim Boetsch. Hendricks made his middleweight debut a successful one back in February. “Bigg Rigg” nabbed a unanimous decision victory over Hector Lombard. It was the first win for the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder since March 2015. Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, Hendricks […]

Johny Hendricks is looking forward to his upcoming scrap with Tim Boetsch. Hendricks made his middleweight debut a successful one back in February. “Bigg Rigg” nabbed a unanimous decision victory over Hector Lombard. It was the first win for the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder since March 2015. Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, Hendricks […]