J. Hendricks suffered burns to his back before UFC 167. Photo: Josh Hedges
Johny Hendricks is scheduled to challenge the welterweight title against the champion Georges St Pierre at UFC 167, but the athlete was almost forced to leave the show due to an unusual accident.
The American suffered a second-degree burn on his back while recording a commercial for the UFC. According to reports in the North American press, the recording lights were very close to the fighter and caused the injury.
Ted Ehrhardt, Hendricks' manager, revealed that the fighter tried to train two days after the accident, but burns prevented him from doing so. As a result, he had to undergo treatment with a doctor specializing in burns and postpone his return to training by almost a week.
“Johny never gets angry. He just got angry because it interfered with his training,” said Ehrhardt, to the North American website MMA Fighting.
the fight between Georges St Pierre and Johny Hendricks will be the main attraction of UFC 167, an event that celebrates 20 years of Ultimate and is scheduled for November 16th, in Las Vegas, in the United States.
Check out what Hendricks' back looked like after the burn suffered during the recording of a UFC commercial:
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