{"id":286528,"date":"2018-10-02T05:52:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=286528"},"modified":"2018-10-02T05:52:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:52:35","slug":"johny-hendricks-planning-to-compete-in-bareknuckle-fighting-for-a-while-not-just-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/johny-hendricks\/johny-hendricks-planning-to-compete-in-bareknuckle-fighting-for-a-while-not-just-once\/","title":{"rendered":"Johny Hendricks planning to compete in bareknuckle fighting &#8216;for a while&#8217;, not just once"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks, who retired from MMA this summer, is gearing up for bareknuckle fight with former Bellator welterweight contender Brennan Ward. The fight will go down on November 9, in the main event of the debut show from World Bareknuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF).<\/p>\n<p>While this bareknuckle fight is something of an experiment for Johny Hendricks, he says it&#8217;s something he&#8217;s considering committing to for a while.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Johny Hendricks Explains Scary Weight Cut, How USADA Played Role In Retirement | The MMA Hour\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XtpdiBji5MI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"iOshB7\">\u201cMan, you know what? I have a feeling I could do it for a while,\u201d Johny Hendricks said on The MMA Hour recently (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/9\/30\/17898334\/not-just-a-one-off-ex-ufc-champ-johny-hendricks-thinks-he-could-do-bare-knuckle-boxing-for-a-while\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p id=\"oWHXfw\">\u201cMy first coach ever in MMA, he was a bare-knuckle world champ in Thailand. &#8230; He showed me a lot of techniques, how to strengthen your hand and all of that kind of stuff, how you can actually punish the body and where to hit on the arms, this and this, what to look for. So I\u2019m sort of going back to that stage as well, where to hit on the arms, how to make sure that after the first round \u2014 let\u2019s say it goes past the first round \u2014 that he can no longer use his right arm because it hurts too bad, or his left arm, because I keep punishing it the way [I want to with] some of the game plans I have in my head already. Those things can help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BoA6A-egIDx\/<\/p>\n<p>Johny Hendricks then delved into the matchup with Ward itself, and how he&#8217;ll have to adjust his strategy given that this fight will be contested sans gloves.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0uxhR1\">\u201cI think what\u2019s going to happen is he\u2019s going to be looking to land that right hand, just as I\u2019m looking to land my left hand. The only difference is that, with bare knuckle, you can\u2019t throw as hard as you want to,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It\u2019s about accuracy, and that\u2019s what really makes me excited about this, because I am a very accurate puncher. My accuracy is very well whenever it comes to seeing where the punch lands, where it needs to land, and sort of what comes next. \u2026 This is what [my coach Tony Cabello] has done forever. He grew up boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Johny Hendricks will fair in the perilous world of bareknuckle fighting?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/2\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks, who retired from MMA this summer, is gearing up for bareknuckle fight with former Bellator welterweight contender Brennan Ward. The fight will go down on November 9, in the main event of the debut show from World Bareknuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF). 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