It wasn’t all that long ago that Johny Hendricks stood out as the best welterweight alive.<\/p>\n
After coming up short in a hotly-debated split decision opposite Georges St-Pierre<\/a>, he captured welterweight gold in a thrilling fight with Robbie Lawler, cementing himself as the true king of the welterweight division.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Hendricks then endured a quick and brutal decline marred by tough losses and failed cuts to the welterweight division’s 170-pound limit.<\/p>\n In the wake of this unfortunate skid, Hendricks opted to head north to the 185-pound welterweight division. Though it was believed that he’d be undersized in this heavier division, the appeal was that he’d be faced with a much less taxing weight cut.<\/p>\n Initially this move to 185 looked like it might be just what the doctor ordered for Hendricks; a career-revivifying change of scenery. In his first fight in the division, he picked up a nice win over former Bellator champ Hector Lombard.<\/p>\n Regrettably, Hendricks’ second fight in the division was something of a disaster, as he missed weight, only to be knocked senseless by his hulking opponent Tim Boetsch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, Hendricks is scheduled for what could be a do-or-die fight, as he’s set to take on surging knockout artist Paulo Borrachinha at UFC 217. In anticipation of this crucial showdown, Hendricks is apparently relocating the world-renowned Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, NM.<\/p>\n The former champ announced this move on Twitter<\/p>\n Heading to @JacksonWinkMMA<\/a> today can’t wait to train pic.twitter.com\/eWGiMgFzTp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Johny Hendricks (@JohnyHendricks) October 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n