Hendricks: It will nice to fight Lawler with two arms this time
Johny Hendricks: “One, yeah, I can face Robbie Lawler healthy, [with] everything going right, get in there and see if it is as close a fight as it was the first time…”
Robbie Lawler fought Johny Hendricks for the UFC welterweight title in March, winning a five round decision. The two will rematch later this year and this time Hendricks is happy to have both arms at 100%:
Hendricks says he watched the fight, and that he was split in his rooting interest. Brown offered fresh blood; Lawler, a chance to make a more emphatic statement.
“I was torn between those two,” he said. “One, yeah, I can face Robbie Lawler healthy, [with] everything going right, get in there and see if it is as close a fight as it was the first time. Because I’m healthy, both arms are active, I can do a lot more.
“Then again, there’s a part of me that wanted to face somebody new, wanted to face Matt Brown. Because you get to face somebody new, you get try new skill sets and stuff like that, so it was like a 50/50 toss up on that one. But realistically, that’s why I’m not paid to think, I’m paid to fight.”