Hendricks (left) and Lawler (right) faced each other in March. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
John hendricks, UFC welterweight champion, already knows who his next opponent will be inside the Octagon. Robbie Lawler He once again won the right to fight for the belt after defeating Matt Brown in the main fight of UFC on FOX 12, held last Saturday (26), guaranteeing a rematch of a close fight held in March.
On that occasion, Hendricks and Lawler faced each other for the vacant belt in the category, with “Big Rigg” winning according to the judges’ decision. The champion was excited about the rematch and praised Lawler's performance against Brown.
“It was a good victory. Whenever you step into the octagon and win, it's good. It was the first time Matt Brown faced someone from the top 10, but he did a good job. It was a tough fight, back and forth – some rounds were close, but I thought Robbie won. So now we're going to do the rematch, and I'm excited about it. It will be cool to fight being healthy, with both arms”, said Hendricks, in an interview with the podcast “The MMA Hour”, referring to the injury he suffered to his biceps at the beginning of the year.
“My arm is almost fine. I'm lifting 45 pounds, my arm is almost 100%, and I still have a few weeks of recovery left. When I go to the doctor in a few weeks, he will be very happy”, explained the champion.
Even with the focus on Lawler, Hendricks was open to fighting again against Georges St Pierre, who defeated him in a close fight in November last year. “I'm not going to lie, I would like to fight him again because now the tide has turned. Not only that, but that was my first five-round fight. I'm getting smarter, getting better every time I'm in the Octagon. I don’t want to disparage GSP, he did a lot of great things for the sport and the welterweight division, but I want to build my own legacy,” he declared.
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