J. Hendricks announced his retirement. Photo: Reproduction / Instagram JohnyHendricks
The list of Ultimate retirees increased this week. After the Brazilian Felipe Sertanejo, 30 years old, and Rashad evans, 38, announce the end of their careers, the North American John hendricks revealed that he also hung up his gloves. The former UFC welterweight champion (up to 77,1 kg.) ends his career after 26 fights and 11 years as a professional.
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The announcement of Hendricks' retirement was made by the fighter through the podcast on the North American website MMA Junkie. The fighter revealed that he will step away from the Octagon to take on the role of wrestling coach at All Saints Episcopal.
"I finished. I'm retiring. I'm leaving the world of MMA. I've been thinking about this a lot for a while. I will return to my roots. I'm going to start coaching the All Saints. I coached some of the high school teams last year, but I'm going to complete the transition to All Saints and start doing that,” Hendricks revealed.
Hendricks' career
Hendricks, 34, hangs up his gloves with a record of 18 wins and eight losses as a professional. He debuted in the UFC in 2009, undefeated, with five wins on his record. He also recorded 11 victories in Ultimate, a fact that guaranteed his chance for the belt against the superstar Georges St Pierre. In a tight split decision by the judges, he was defeated by GSP at UFC 167, in 2013. As the Canadian retired after facing Hendricks, the North American once again had a chance at the title at UFC 181, in 2014. The triumph over Robbie Lawler earned him the title.
The downfall, however, came in the rematch, in December 2014. In an epic 25-minute battle, at UFC 185, Hendricks lost the title in a split decision. Since then, he has had nine fights and recorded just two wins with seven losses. In his last performance, Johny was dominated by the Brazilian Paulo borrachinha and lost by knockout at UFC 217, in November 2017.
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