Tag: Johny Hendricks

Johny Hendricks Suffers Second-Degree Burn While Filming UFC 167 Promo

Upcoming UFC welterweight title challenger Johny Hendricks was recently involved in a bizarre turn of events that could have possibly taken him out of his title bout with Georges St-Pierre next month.
As MMA Fighting first reported, “Bigg Rigg” suffere…

Upcoming UFC welterweight title challenger Johny Hendricks was recently involved in a bizarre turn of events that could have possibly taken him out of his title bout with Georges St-Pierre next month.

As MMA Fighting first reported, “Bigg Rigg” suffered second-degree burns while filming a commercial promoting his UFC 167 matchup with GSP, as his manager Ted Ehrhardt recollected. 

Ehrhardt said Hendricks recovered from the injury after a week and only missed “one-to-two days of training.” The burn apparently was caused because the stage lights used to film the spot were too close to Hendricks.

Furthermore, Ehrhardt revealed that Hendricks did not ask the UFC to foot the bill of any medical costs, the report says. 

The promo where the injury occurred, which was released by the UFC on October 19, can be seen here:

The four-time Division I All-American wrestler earned his shot at the belt after six straight victories between March 2011 and March 2013, knocking out top contenders Jon Fitch and Martin Kampmann, and also defeating former interim champ Carlos Condit in a thriller at UFC 158. 

“Rush” enters the heavily anticipated title bout on the strength of 11 straight wins, looking to make his ninth consecutive title defense. 

He also last competed at UFC 158, easily out-pointing former Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz at the March 16 event, which was hosted in GSP’s backyard of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 

Will this freak mishap play any role in the November 16 title tilt between GSP and Hendricks, or is the whole incident a minor inconvenience that will have no relevance once these top-tier competitors square off in the cage?

 

John Heinis is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA Editor for eDraft.com.

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Johny Hendricks Suffers Second Degree Burns While Shooting UFC Commercial [GROSS, STUPID]


(Worst lighting mishap since Jackson vs. Pepsi? / Photo via Ted Ehrhardt/MMAFighting)

Hey, you want to hear something really, really stupid? UFC welterweight contender Johny Hendricks suffered second-degree burns on his back and shoulder last month in Los Angeles while filming a commercial for his UFC 167 title fight against Georges St. Pierre. (Yes, the same pyro-tastic promo that made Danga’s brains liquify in his head.) As MMAFighting reports:

Johny Hendricks suffered a second-degree burn on his back because the lights used to film the spot were placed too close to him, his manager Ted Ehrhardt confirmed with MMAFighting.com.

Ehrhardt said Hendricks tried to resume his training two days later, however, the burn was bothering him too much so he went to a doctor who prescribed an ointment to help heal it. Ehrhardt said Hendricks, who wasn’t available to speak about the incident, missed one-to-two days of training, and the injury healed in a week.

“Johny never gets pissed off about anything,” Ehrhardt said. “He was just mad that it was messing up his training, that’s all.”


(Worst lighting mishap since Jackson vs. Pepsi? / Photo via Ted Ehrhardt/MMAFighting)

Hey, you want to hear something really, really stupid? UFC welterweight contender Johny Hendricks suffered second-degree burns on his back and shoulder last month in Los Angeles while filming a commercial for his UFC 167 title fight against Georges St. Pierre. (Yes, the same pyro-tastic promo that made Danga’s brains liquify in his head.) As MMAFighting reports:

Johny Hendricks suffered a second-degree burn on his back because the lights used to film the spot were placed too close to him, his manager Ted Ehrhardt confirmed with MMAFighting.com.

Ehrhardt said Hendricks tried to resume his training two days later, however, the burn was bothering him too much so he went to a doctor who prescribed an ointment to help heal it. Ehrhardt said Hendricks, who wasn’t available to speak about the incident, missed one-to-two days of training, and the injury healed in a week.

“Johny never gets pissed off about anything,” Ehrhardt said. “He was just mad that it was messing up his training, that’s all.”

The UFC apologized to Hendricks for the accident. Ehrhadt said they were “kind of in disbelief” that this happened during the shoot, as was Hendricks who told Ehrhardt he never suffers sunburn in the summertime.

Cue the conspiracy theorists who will claim that the UFC did this on purpose to give another advantage to their pretty-boy champion. I mean, what other explanation could there possibly be? The UFC really made the headliners of its next pay-per-view slug heavy bags underneath exploding light bulbs? I thought that shit was done with CGI, but you’re telling me they filmed it the hard way? Idiots. You can re-watch the promo below and decide for yourself whether or not it was worth it.


(Props: YouTube.com/UFC)

And finally…

Boom. Headshot.

Intense, Mind-Asploding Metaphors Punctuate the New ‘UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks’ Trailer

I apologize if this article comes across a bit unfocused, its justthat I’m still tryinginging to pick pieces of my brian off the floor and jam them back up my nose after watching the new UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendrix trailer. as I write this

The fight, whch goes down in month or so, will attempt to answer a ? that has already been answered several times befor: “Can decent wrestler with heavy hand stop GSP?” The answer is no. Always no. Or C. Always C or no.

But this trailer, oneanother hand, is brillant. Did you get it? The “lights” represent people being kncoked out! And they are going out!! Shouldn’t GSP be wrestling those lights into a state of near-submission? Do you think Hendricks is still friends with that bag he punched off the chain? I love a happy ending.

-J.Ones

I apologize if this article comes across a bit unfocused, its justthat I’m still tryinginging to pick pieces of my brian off the floor and jam them back up my nose after watching the new UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendrix trailer. as I write this

The fight, whch goes down in month or so, will attempt to answer a ? that has already been answered several times befor: “Can decent wrestler with heavy hand stop GSP?” The answer is no. Always no. Or C. Always C or no.

But this trailer, oneanother hand, is brillant. Did you get it? The “lights” represent people being kncoked out! And they are going out!! Shouldn’t GSP be wrestling those lights into a state of near-submission? Do you think Hendricks is still friends with that bag he punched off the chain? I love a happy ending.

-J.Ones

Chuck Liddell: Johny Hendricks Is Going to Force GSP Not to Fight Boring

UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell respects Georges St-Pierre’s ability to outclass opponents, but he doesn’t sound thrilled about giving up a Saturday night to watch the welterweight champ fight, either. 
On an appearance with ESPN’s Sportsnation, “…

UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell respects Georges St-Pierre’s ability to outclass opponents, but he doesn’t sound thrilled about giving up a Saturday night to watch the welterweight champ fight, either. 

On an appearance with ESPN’s Sportsnation, “The Iceman gave his opinion on the dominant French-Canadian titleholder (transcription via MMA Mania): 

“I think some people make complaints about some of the champions playing it safe. I understand it, but I don’t want to watch it. I think St. Pierre is a great fighter. He’s awesome, I just don’t like watching him play it safe. And he fights safe. I mean against Diaz, he spiral rode him for half the fight. I don’t like watching that. Now, for him to able to do that to guys that are at that level, it’s impressive. But it’s not exciting to me. And the way they chose the fight. I mean ‘I’ve been beating this guy up for four rounds, I’m still just gonna win the last round … I actually think this next fight coming up, I’m excited, he’s fighting Johny Hendricks and I think Hendricks is going to make him fight.”

With Anderson Silva losing the middleweight title to Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in July, “Rush” is the longest reigning champion in the UFC, capturing the strap in April 2008 and subsequently defending it eight times. 

Despite his impressive ledger, St-Pierre has drawn the ire of critics for winning six straight unanimous decisions between July 2009 and March 2013.

His last TKO came against BJ Penn at UFC 94 in January 2009, with “The Prodigy’s” corner throwing in the towel after the former lightweight champ had been battered for four rounds.

Furthermore, his last submission victory was at UFC 79 in December 2007, tapping out Matt Hughes with a second round armbar in their rubber match.

Perhaps Liddell is right in speculating that Hendricks will be able to give GSP a run for his money, as “Bigg Rigg” is a former four-time All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State University and have devastating knockout power with his left hand.

In comparison, Liddell, one of the most accomplished light heavyweight titleholders of all time, at one point scored seven straight knockouts in a row, including four straight title defenses. 

However, the revered striker’s iron chin failed him late in his career, as he was knocked out three times in a row before hanging up the gloves in June 2009. 

Will Hendricks be the one to force a “Fight of the Night” performance out of GSP at UFC 167 on November 16 or will the champion’s takedowns and top control once again be the story of the fight?

 

John Heinis is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA Editor for eDraft.com.

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Fight of the Year Watch: September 2013 Edition

MMA has supplied us with numerous excellent fights this year. A great fight does not have a blueprint.
It could be an all-out brawl, a back-and-forth affair or a spectacular display of elite level technique between two of the world’s best. It doesn’t h…

MMA has supplied us with numerous excellent fights this year. A great fight does not have a blueprint.

It could be an all-out brawl, a back-and-forth affair or a spectacular display of elite level technique between two of the world’s best. It doesn’t hurt to have something big on the line or significant interest behind the bout that adds to the overall feel of the fight.

There is no secret formula to having a great fight.

2013 has had a collection of excellent bouts that covers many of these areas.

As September rolls on toward UFC 165, this is your Fight of the Year watch list.

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MMA’s Great Debate Radio: Johny Hendricks, Bryan Caraway and Virgil Zwicker

MMA’s Great Debate Radio returns with a loaded show for Thursday with guests including UFC welterweight contender Johny Hendricks, Ultimate Fighter 18 coach Bryan Caraway and Bellator fighter Virgil Zwicker, plus the best debate in MMA.
On Thursday’s s…

MMA‘s Great Debate Radio returns with a loaded show for Thursday with guests including UFC welterweight contender Johny Hendricks, Ultimate Fighter 18 coach Bryan Caraway and Bellator fighter Virgil Zwicker, plus the best debate in MMA.

On Thursday’s show, Hendricks joins us to talk about all the controversy swirling around the drug testing ahead of his fight against Georges St-Pierre at UFC 167. He will also discuss his training and hopes of putting GSP away to win the belt in November.

Also on the show, new Ultimate Fighter 18 correspondent Bryan Caraway stops by to talk about his role as coach this season, the upset we witnessed Wednesday night as Julianna Pena put away prohibitive favorite Shayna Baszler plus his thoughts on Ronda Rousey’s meltdown.

Finally, Bellator fighter Virgil Zwicker joins the show to talk about his return to action, how hard the time off has been for him and what it means to be a proud representative of the Native American people.

The debate also heats up Thursday as we discuss the hot topics in news, including the announcement that B.J. Penn would be dropping down to 145 pounds to coach on The Ultimate Fighter 19 against Frankie Edgar.

Thursday’s debate topics include:

  • UFC books Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn as Ultimate Fighter coaches, and the pair will fight for a third time. Like it, love it or hate it?
  • Do you believe B.J. Penn can reinvent himself at featherweight?
  • Matt Riddle has retired after issues with both the UFC and Bellator. Are you buying his statements or is Dana White right about him?
  • Is Julianna Pena beating Shayna Baszler the biggest upset in TUF history?

This is MMA’s Great Debate Radio for Thursday, September 12, 2013

(If the embeddable player does not work, click HERE to listen to the show. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or listen on Stitcher Radio)

 

 

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