Hendricks: I see myself as the #1 contender

Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks spoke with the media at UFC on FOX 15 about his recent win over Matt Brown, trying to put on a show for the fans, maintaining his diet, fighting CM Punk, whether he’d consider taking a short notice bout at middleweight, emulating Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture, and where he stands among the UFC’s welterweight contenders.

The new UFC top 10 rankings are out, and Hendricks is the #1 contender in the ridiculously talented welterweight division, a standing he naturally agrees with:

Champion : Robbie Lawler

1 Johny Hendricks

2 Rory MacDonald

3 Tyron Woodley

4 Carlos Condit

5 Matt Brown

“We talked about it, thought about it, I might take a fight, I might not. We’re still waiting things out. We’ll see where we fall – see what happens. But right now, I see myself as the #1 contender.”

“Right now I see my self as the #1 contender,” he said. “