{"id":288626,"date":"2018-10-19T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T17:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288626"},"modified":"2018-10-19T10:34:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T17:34:13","slug":"johny-hendricks-believes-bareknuckle-boxing-experience-could-help-him-in-future-mma-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/bare-knuckle-boxing\/wbkff\/johny-hendricks-believes-bareknuckle-boxing-experience-could-help-him-in-future-mma-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"Johny Hendricks believes bareknuckle boxing experience could help him in future MMA fights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks retired from MMA. As it turns out, however, this retirement was short-lived. Hendricks is now gearing up for a foray into the bloody world of bareknuckle boxing, as he&#8217;s set to battle former Bellator welterweight contender Brennan Ward in the main event of the debut show from World Bareknuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) on November 9.<\/p>\n<p>From the sounds of it, it&#8217;s also possible that Johny Hendricks returns to MMA in the future too. Speaking on MMAjunkie\u00a0Radio this week, the former welterweight kingpin shared his feeling that the skills he develops in his bareknuckle boxing training might add a new layer to his MMA game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to try boxing,\u201d Johny Hendricks said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/10\/ex-ufc-champ-johny-hendricks-bare-knuckle-nutritionist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a>) \u201cIt just one of those things that sounds like so much fun. All I have to do is work on my hands. And if I ever get back to the MMA world, just think how much better my hands are going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s actually been pretty easy,\u201d he added, discussing his transition into bareknuckle fighting. \u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong \u2013 boxing isn\u2019t easy. But the fact that all I have to do is focus on one thing instead of five, it\u2019s made life a little easier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing about bare-knuckle is that people are going, \u2018Man, all it takes is just one punch, and they\u2019re going out there and swinging for the fences, instead of using technique, using head movement, hands, to create a knockout.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With his bareknuckle scrap with Ward on the horizon, and the possibility of more MMA bouts looming further in the future, it seems that Johny Hendricks is decisively un-retired. That being said, he assures his initial retirement plans were in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you the God\u2019s honest truth: I was done,\u201d the former UFC welterweight champion said. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to do it, but [my manager] Jason [House], he called me and said these guys are interested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Johny Hendricks will perform as a bareknuckle boxer?<\/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\/19\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks retired from MMA. As it turns out, however, this retirement was short-lived. 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