Former UFC welterweight champion Johny ‘Bigg Rigg’ Hendricks returned to the cage in dominant fashion last Saturday.

After a fifteen-minute affair, the former champ proved to be in the best shape of his career, and easily dispatched the very dangerous Matt Brown.

That brings us back to the scales.

When Hendricks lost the title to Robbie Lawler at UFC 181 he had a grueling weight cut and it showed, physically in his appearance (above, left). And quit obviously, last Friday he looked a lot better (above, right).

Is a disciplined Johny Hendricks the best welterweight in the world?

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