{"id":92010,"date":"2014-04-02T11:03:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T18:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=92010"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:54:35","slug":"hendricks-urges-welterweight-division-to-continue-without-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/hendricks-urges-welterweight-division-to-continue-without-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Hendricks Urges Welterweight Division To Continue Without Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/new-ufc-champ-hendricks-wants-a-rematch-with-gsp\/johny-hendricks-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89906\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89906\" title=\"johny hendricks\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/johny-hendricks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/johny-hendricks.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/johny-hendricks-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/johny-hendricks-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith a sidelining injury and a lengthy rehab schedule, newly minted UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks, is urging the other competitors in his division to continue in his absence.<\/p>\n<p>The champ told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/04\/ufc-champ-johny-hendricks-targets-fall-return-wants-division-to-move-forward-in-absence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow many people are claiming they deserve a shot at me? I\u2019ll be out for a little bit longer, so I would like to have them all fight one more time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow many people in the last year were the No. 1 contender? Just one: It was me. That\u2019s what you work for. You don\u2019t work to be one of the four, one of the five or one of the six guys who think they deserve it and hopefully get picked. They should fight. Then instead of picking from four, you can pick from one or two. That\u2019s what I\u2019m looking at.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t care who I fight. Now that I\u2019m at the top, I know I\u2019m going to have to run through everybody, and that\u2019s what I plan on doing. Whoever the UFC thinks is the No. 1 contender, let\u2019s fight them, get through them, and then move on to the next one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m saying I\u2019ll return anywhere from September to November. I know that\u2019s a huge spread, but if I\u2019m healing up quickly, which I believe I\u2019m going to, then September is easy. Then again, I don\u2019t want to push it too quick because if I reinjure it, I\u2019ll be out even longer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI want to push myself to the limit, but I want to keep it within the doctor\u2019s range.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a sidelining injury and a lengthy rehab schedule, newly minted UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks, is urging the other competitors in his division to continue in his absence. The champ told MMAJunkie, \u201cHow many people are claiming they deserve a shot at me? 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