Following a UFC Fight Night 24 victory and $55,000 "Knockout of the Night" bonus, Johny Hendricks underwent his customary post-fight shave and now plans to take a few days off before he's back in the gym.
But as he today told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio), he knows whom he wants next.
"The guy I've been looking at and we've been talking about – and the guy is really tough and been around the block for a while and fought some of the toughest guys in the [welterweight and lightweight] classes – is Diego Sanchez," he said.
Good to see Hendricks calling someone out instead of the cookie cutter "I'll fight anyone the ufc puts in front me" garbage that 99 percent of fighters use.
I think it'd be a good fight. Diego needs to reestablish himself against an up and comer. While Johny would be legitimizing his claim of being a soon to be top contender. Plus I don't want another Hendricks fight to not be televised because right now it's driving me crazy not bein able to find his last online!
Still not impressed enough by Hendricks to see him fight Diego. P.s he's not knocking out Diego, so Sanchez by decision or late sub. Maybe put him against kampmann, or koscheck. I take that back I wanna see kampmann against Amir and Hendricks vs kim
MoFiasco - Still not impressed enough by Hendricks to see him fight Diego. P.s he's not knocking out Diego, so Sanchez by decision or late sub. Maybe put him against kampmann, or koscheck. I take that back I wanna see kampmann against Amir and Hendricks vs kim
I think Hendricks will be one of the best welterweights in a few years, he has all the tools to be champ (if georges leaves) I think he'd take diego out easy and I'm a Diego fan