This was not the first time that Hendricks (photo) suffered weight problems. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Former UFC welterweight champion, John hendricks He had serious problems with weight cutting again at the beginning of the month. The fighter was left out of the fight he would have at UFC 192, against Tyron woodley, after becoming ill during dehydration and having to be taken to the hospital.
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However, the fighter wants to use the experience as a learning experience in order to understand methods that facilitate weight loss. And Hendricks already knows where he went wrong in his preparation: he opted for a diet rich in proteins.
“We discovered that I was eating a lot of venison, because I love venison and it has a lot of protein. I wanted to get more muscular for the fight, precisely to make it easier to cut weight”, explained the athlete, in an interview with the website of the North American broadcaster “FOX Sports”.
Hendricks, however, recognizes that the blame is entirely his own. “It's my fault and I know it. I've cut weight my entire life, so I know how to do it. But nothing like this had ever happened. We did some research afterwards to understand, and I wish we had done it sooner, but now it's easy to say,” he continued.
Despite the persistent problems, the former champion confirmed that he will continue trying to fight at 77 kg. “I want to give everything I can to be a welterweight. That’s why I’m doing the right things, that’s why I’ve been paying so much attention to this, because I want to get back to where I was,” he concluded.
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