{"id":54982,"date":"2013-03-21T10:50:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T17:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=54982"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:14:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:14:02","slug":"st-pierre-opens-up-as-225-favorite-over-johny-hendricks-175","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/st-pierre-opens-up-as-225-favorite-over-johny-hendricks-175\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pierre opens up as -225 favorite over Johny Hendricks (+175)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hendricks11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26582\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hendricks11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quickly after Georges St. Pierre&#8217;s (24-2, 18-2 in UFC) recent win in Montreal, his next fight has already opened up to the odds books. Johny Hendricks (15-1, 10-1 in UFC) who recently defeated Carlos Condit (28-7, 5-3 in UFC) by decision at UFC 158, was labeled the number one contender by UFC president Dana White.<\/p>\n<p>Now BestFightOdds.com has this bout listed under &#8216;Future Events&#8217;, with St. Pierre as a -225 favorite over the +175 Hendricks.<\/p>\n<p>Of course in mixed martial arts any fighter can win a given fight with a punchers chance, but with Hendricks&#8217; incredible power and relentless attack both on his feet and on the canvas, this fight should be considered a winnable one for &#8216;Bigg Rigg&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>St. Pierre has been so widely successful at neutralizing opponents&#8217; strengths and wearing them down with relentless takedowns. Taking down Hendricks won&#8217;t be the same task as putting Nick Diaz on his back. 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