Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Now I don't know if you paid attention to the UFC 158 press conference, but when someone asked Georges St. Pierre why he decided to fight Nick Diaz over you, he said he felt Diaz was the real number one contender because he felt you lost to Josh Koscheck. What is your response to that?
Johny Hendricks: My reaction was like, 'Really?! You're an idiot.' He said that Condit really did beat Nick Diaz, know what I'm saying? He said, 'I'm fighting the true number one contender Carlos Condit,' and now, he's going backtracking and saying, 'Well, I think [Hendricks] lost.' Who cares? You don't get to decide. He's not a judge. He's not a judge. He's a fighter. He's paid to fight and he's paid to fight me. The fact that he was able to ask and get this request [to fight Diaz], the only thing this is, is it gives me more drive. It's not like I didn't have enough but what's gonna happen is, whenever I look across the cage, he's not going to see fear. He's not gonna see anything. All I want to do is I want to fight him. I want to look across and see GSP and that might be something he's not used to. I don't know. I don't know why he didn't take the fight but I guess I wouldn't want to fight me as well.
Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Some fans think GSP is ducking you by taking the fight against Diaz instead, which is believed to be an easier fight. Would you go as far as to say that?
Johny Hendricks: I've been saying even more that he might be scared. I do not know why he didn't take the fight. All I know is he just proved what I thought. I am the number one contender. GSP should be fighting me and no one else. Why he didn't, only he knows and his camp knows. I'm a strong wrestler and I haven't had to prove it. I fought Josh Koscheck and the only time I got taken down was when I threw a knee. It was a mental mistake on my part and Josh Koscheck capitalized on it.
Arecsa - The only guy GSP is scared of is Anderson.
The only guy Anderson is scared of is Jon Jones.
Which fight do you think has a better chance of happening? Anderson will absolutely fight Jon in the near future, but will GSP ever want to fight Anderson? No way.
Josh koscheck's takedowns against Hendricks dont mean anything.. GSP stuffed any and all takedown attempts with ease while completely and utterly whooping the shit out of him....while Hendricks barely squeked by against himi dont think GSP is scared at all.."He just wasn't impressed"
Arecsa - The only guy GSP is scared of is Anderson.
The only guy Anderson is scared of is Jon Jones.
Which fight do you think has a better chance of happening? Anderson will absolutely fight Jon in the near future, but will GSP ever want to fight Anderson? No way.
What indications has Anderson given that he wants to fight JBJ?
GSP said that he eventually wants the fight with Silva. Anderson seems to be singing the same tune about Bones.
I don't think GSP is scared of Johny, I think he wants to smash Diaz. It's personal and he's just talking the fight up that Diaz deserves it more for legitimacy but in reality he wants to beat up Nick.
Arecsa - The only guy GSP is scared of is Anderson.
The only guy Anderson is scared of is Jon Jones.
Which fight do you think has a better chance of happening? Anderson will absolutely fight Jon in the near future, but will GSP ever want to fight Anderson? No way.
What indications has Anderson given that he wants to fight JBJ?
GSP said that he eventually wants the fight with Silva. Anderson seems to be singing the same tune about Bones.
GSP has had years to take a superfight with Anderson, he doesn't want it. If he really wanted it they would have already fought. I don't really blame for that, because everybody knows Anderson will knock him out. But I cant blame Anderson for wanting 2 superfight paydays instead of 1. Say he beats Jones, who the fuck thinks GSP would take it after seeing that? It wouldn't happen. It'd have to be drop down a bit for a GSP catchweight fight before going back up for a Jones fight.
Anderson will absolutely fight Jones. Dana needs that fight for a stadium show, and once the timing is right Dana will push them for it.
