UFC 154 Results Recap: Johny Hendricks makes a title shot statement

UFC 154 is in the books from Montreal, Canada and GSP has successfully defeated Carlos Condit to unify the UFC Welterweight titles. With his tenth win in a row, St-Pierre showed flashes of the brilliance that brought him to prominence. His wrestling, as expected, was simply too tough to overcome. He may be derided for not finishing Condit, who was a bloody mess from the relentless ground-and-pound of GSP. St-Pierre did fall into some danger in the third round after a vicious headkick from the NBK, who

Johny Hendricks: I taught Martin Kampmann how to wrestle

UFC Welterweight contender Johny Hendricks appears in an interview from UFC.com, and quickly states his analysis of opponent Martin Kampmann’s game. While both are rising to the top of the UFC quickly, Hendricks notes that he taught former training partner Kampmann much of what he knows about wrestling and defending shots. Kampmann comes in off of wins over Thiago Alve and Jake Ellenberger, while Hendricks has beaten Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck in his last two. The winner will most likely receive a crack

Johny Hendricks: My next goal is to finish Martin Kampmann

UFC Welterweight contender Johny Hendricks was promised a title shot with a win against Josh Koscheck, however it appears that will have to wait until the belts are unified when champion Georges St. Pierre tentatively faces off against Interim champ Carlos Condit at UFC 154 on November 17th from Montreal. Hendricks faces the task of winning another high level bout, this time against Martin Kampmann. While the prospect may not excite him, Hendricks knows what he has to do to eventually accomplish his goal.

Johny Hendricks: I am the true number-one contender

Earlier this week UFC Interim champion Carlos Condit came out and said that if Georges St. Pierre is not ready to fight in November, he would fight surging contender Martin Kampmann instead. The news apparently does not sit well with fellow Welterweight Johny Hendricks, who feels he is the rightful number-one contender to Condit’s belt. Coming off a decision win over Josh Koscheck and a one-punch knockout of Jon Fitch, Hendricks had the following to say:
“Carlos Condit, he said he wanted to fight Kampmann.

Josh Koscheck believes he beat Johny Hendricks, requests five-round rematch

Josh Koscheck not surprisingly came out with some comments regarding his close split decision loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC on Fox 3 last Saturday. He felt that he did enough to win both rounds 1 & 3, rounds that Hendricks thought he won with as well. Either way, the bout was slightly controversial and Koscheck wants a rematch, saying the following via Twitter.com:

Just watched the fight again.1&3rd; round where mine. Maybe a rematch 5 round fight this time? What U say Hindricks?
— Josh

Johny Hendricks willing to wait for a title shot; details how he beat Josh Koscheck

An excited Johny Hendricks expresses his feelings about his close split-decision win over Josh Koscheck at UFC on Fox 3, saying that he most likely won rounds 1 and 3 or 2 and 3. He was thankful for the outcome obviously, and expressed his desire to take sme time off from MMA to be with his family, as he was quite sick during is most recent training camp.
It will be very interesting to see how the Welterweight title scenario will play out, with returning champ Georges St. Pieree to face Interim champ

UFC on FOX 3 Recap and Results: Johny Hendricks edges Josh Koscheck in a close contest

Tonight’s UFC on Fox 3 from East Rutherford, New Jersey delivered an action-packed main card. Overall it was an exciting night of fights and an excellent event to continue the UFC’s run on Fox. First off, the main event did not fail to live up to the hype.
With a Lightweight title shot at stake for Nate Diaz this evening, many had considered his opponent Jim Miller the favorite. Diaz brought his trademark boxing to the cage to keep the talented grappler Miller at bay, who could never seem to find his