Johny Harvey Hendricks (born September 12, 1983) is an American former

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and collegiate wrestler. He competed in the

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and

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divisions of the

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and is a former

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. He is currently a Texas police officer.

Early life

Hendricks was born in

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. He was a three-time Oklahoma high school wrestling state champion and was a two-time high school national champion while at

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. His final high school record was 101–5. He would go on to attend college at

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(OSU). After a 10–0 redshirt season in 2003, Hendricks finished 5th in the nation at 157 pounds in 2004, while compiling a 37–7 record. Hendricks moved up to 165 pounds for the next three seasons. He won the 2005 and 2006

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titles and

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national championships.Team TakeDown Fighter Information
He was 27–4 in 2005 and 29–1 in 2006. Going into the 2007 national championships final match, Hendricks had a record of 34–0 for the season and had won his third straight Big 12 title along the way. He suffered an upset loss to Mark Perry from the

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and finished 2nd in the nation. The four-time All-American for OSU finished with a college record of 159–13.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After graduating from OSU in 2007, Hendricks moved to Las Vegas and trained at Cobra Kai Jiu Jitsu under Marc Laimon, along with two other former OSU wrestlers,

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and

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. Hendricks then later moved to Texas and signed with Team Takedown. This elite fighter management team funds fighters' training and splits his profits. Hendricks would go on to have his first career mixed martial arts (MMA) fight only seven months after his last collegiate wrestling match. He made his professional MMA debut on September 28, 2007, in which he scored a third-round controversial TKO victory over Victor Rackliff at Masters of the Cage 16 held in

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. Rackliff was getting the better of the exchanges on the feet and he rocked Hendricks in the 3rd when both fighters exchanged punches. Hendricks fought once more in 2007, defeating Spencer Cowley by second-round TKO at Snakebite Fight Night held in

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. Hendricks won his television debut on March 15, 2008, with a first-round submission victory over Richard Gamble at

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Xtreme Fighting League, also in

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World Extreme Cagefighting

Hendricks, Roller and Rosholt signed multi-fight deals with

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(WEC). While in the WEC, Hendricks defeated Justin Haskins on December 3, 2008 at

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. Next, Hendricks defeated

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via unanimous decision on March 1, 2009 at WEC 39. which was the last 170-pound bout in WEC history due to the company's decision to dissolve its welterweight division and focus on lighter weight fighters.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

With the WEC eliminating his weight class, Hendricks had to find another place to fight and signed with the

. In May 2009, it was announced that Hendricks would be making his

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debut against Ultimate Fighter 7 champion

Amir Sadollah Amir Ali Sadollah ( fa, امیرعلی ﺳﻌدالله, born August 27, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist, formerly with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the winner of Spike TV's '' The Ultimate Fighter 7''. He has fough ...

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on August 8, 2009. In the opening seconds of the first round, Hendricks blocked a high head kick from Sadollah and countered with an uppercut, knocking Sadollah to his knees. Hendricks continued to land punches until referee Dan Miragliotta pulled him off and ended the fight 29 seconds into the first round. Some people criticized Miragliotta for stopping the fight too early, as Sadollah seemed to be trying to get up, but Miragliotta defended his stoppage, saying Sadollah was "out of it" and "still looked glassy eyed and asked me what happened." Hendricks faced promotional newcomer

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on December 12, 2009, at

UFC 107 ''UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez '' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum. Background On October 21, it was announced that a previous matchup betwe ...

. Hendricks won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–25). Hendricks next faced

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on May 8, 2010, at

UFC 113 ''UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background UFC 113 featured the rematch between Lyoto Machida and Mauríci ...

. Hendricks won the bout via majority decision, improving his record to 3–0 in the UFC. He next faced

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on August 7, 2010, at

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. Hendricks defeated him via TKO in the second round. Hendricks fought

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on December 4, 2010, at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale. Hendricks lost via unanimous decision.

Win streak

Hendricks was expected to face

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on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, Thiago was forced out of the bout with an elbow injury. Instead, Hendricks fought

TJ Waldburger Anthony "TJ" Waldburger Jr. (born April 25, 1988) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, he competed for the UFC, Shark Fights, and HDNet Fights. Background ...

on March 26, 2011, at

UFC Fight Night 24 ''UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 24'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 26, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. Background The event did not lea ...

, replacing an injured

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. Hendricks won via first-round TKO, earning ''Knockout of the Night'' honors. Hendricks faced

Mike Pierce Michael Pierce (born September 1, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed as a Welterweight in the UFC and also competed in a one-fight stint in the WEC. Personal life Pierce is married and has two c ...

on August 6, 2011, at

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. Hendricks won by split decision. Hendricks fought longtime #2 welterweight

Jon Fitch Jonathan Parker Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He has competed in the Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League (PFL), and most recently for ...

on December 30, 2011, at

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. Hendricks became the first man to finish Fitch in the UFC, winning via knockout just 12 seconds into the first round. The performance also earned ''Knockout of the Night'' honors. Hendricks next faced

Josh Koscheck Edinboro Fighting Scots Josh D. Koscheck (born November 30, 1977) is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought at Welterweight for the UFC and Bellator MMA. Koscheck made his debut with the UFC on the first season of the realit ...

on May 5, 2012, in the co-main event at UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller. He won the fight via split decision. Hendricks faced

Martin Kampmann Martin Kampmann Frederiksen (born April 17, 1982) is a retired Danish professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Warriors World Middleweight Champion. Background Originally from Aar ...

on November 17, 2012, at

UFC 154 ''UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2012, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background Parent company Zuffa, LLC produced a UFC Pri ...

. Hendricks won via KO in the first round, with the fight only lasting 46 seconds. He earned ''Knockout of the Night'' honors for his performance. Hendricks was expected to face

Jake Ellenberger Jacob Steven "Jake" Ellenberger (born March 28, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former United States Marine who was known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor from 2005–2018, ...

on March 16, 2013, at

UFC 158 ''UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background The main event was the culmination of the rivalry between Geor ...

. However, Hendricks was pulled from the Ellenberger bout in favor of a matchup with

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at the event after Condit's original opponent, Rory MacDonald, pulled out of the bout with an injury. Hendricks won the fight via unanimous decision and both participants earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors.

Welterweight title bouts

Having earned his title shot, Hendricks faced

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on November 16, 2013, at

UFC 167 ''UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks'' was a mixed martial arts event held on November 16, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Background The event commemorated the organization's 20th anniversary. The main event was a ...

for the

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. He lost via controversial split decision, a loss that UFC president

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felt was unwarranted as he publicly stated he believed Hendricks won the fight. In addition, the site MMADecisions.com reported that every one of the sixteen MMA media members whose scores they collect declared the fight a decision victory for Hendricks. Despite the controversy, the bout did earn him ''Fight of the Night'' honors in the UFC for the second time. On December 13, 2013, news came that

would be taking an indefinite break from MMA and vacating his belt. Following this report,

announced that Hendricks would be facing

Robbie Lawler Robert Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who has been competing since 2001. He is the former UFC Welterweight Champion, former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in Strikeforc ...

on March 15, 2014, at

UFC 171 ''UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held on March 15, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was released on DVD on June 17, 2014. The DVD was distributed by '' Anchor Bay Entertai ...

for the vacant

. Hendricks won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. The bout also earned him his third consecutive ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Hendricks underwent surgery to repair a torn bicep that he sustained prior to his fight with Lawler. He returned to training in May 2014. A rematch with

took place at

UFC 181 ''UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II'' was a mixed martial arts event held on December 6, 2014, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background UFC 181 was the organization's 300th event and was expected to be headlined by a Middlew ...

on December 6, 2014. After a strong start, Hendricks slowed in the later rounds and ultimately lost the fight and the title via split decision.

Post-championship fights

Hendricks faced Matt Brown on March 14, 2015, at

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. While Brown had a limited amount of success on the feet, Hendricks was successful on nine of ten takedown attempts and neutralized Brown's attacks. Hendricks won the fight via unanimous decision. Hendricks was expected to face

Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA D ...

on October 3, 2015, at

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. However, the bout was scrapped prior to the weigh-ins due to an intestinal blockage and kidney stone attack suffered by Hendricks during the weight cut. Hendricks faced Stephen Thompson on February 6, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 82 ''UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 82'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 6, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was originally billed as ''UFC 19 ...

. Despite being the betting favorite in this encounter, Hendricks had no answer for Thompson's striking and lost the bout via TKO in the first round, marking the first time Hendricks had ever been finished in his MMA career. Hendricks faced

Kelvin Gastelum Kelvin Gastelum (born October 24, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gastelum has competed for the UFC since he won '' The Ul ...

on July 9, 2016, at

UFC 200 ''UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 9, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was the final UFC event under the ownership of ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Prior to the bout, Hendricks missed weight by a quarter of a pound and therefore surrendered 20% of his purse to Gastelum. Hendricks faced

Neil Magny Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny ...

on December 30, 2016, at

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. At the weigh-ins, Hendricks once again missed weight, weighing in at 173.5 lbs., two and a half pounds over the

limit. As a result, he forfeited 20% of his purse to Magny. Hendricks lost the bout by unanimous decision in what was a close and competitive fight. Prior to the fight, Hendricks announced his intentions to move up to middleweight after facing Magny due to the hard weight-cut.

Middleweight

After several struggles to make the welterweight limit, Hendricks opted to move up a weight class to the middleweight division. He faced

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in his middleweight debut on February 19, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 105 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 105'') was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 19, 2017, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Backgroun ...

. Hendricks won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Hendricks faced Tim Boetsch on June 25, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 112 ''UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 112'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 25, 2017, at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Background The ...

. He missed weight for this event, and weighed in at 188 pounds, 2 pounds over the middleweight limit of 186 pounds for a non-championship fight. Hendricks lost the fight via TKO due to a head kick and punches early in the second round. Hendricks faced

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on November 4, 2017 at

UFC 217 ''UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 4, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Background The event was the second that the promot ...

. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. It was the last fight on Hendricks' fight contract. On June 27, 2018, Hendricks announced his retirement from competing in professional mixed martial arts and would concentrate on coaching wrestling.

Bare knuckle boxing

Only a few months after retiring from mixed martial arts, news surfaced that Hendricks will be transitioning into bare knuckle boxing. His debut was expected to be against fellow retired mixed martial artist

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at World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation's inaugural event on November 9, 2018. During the fight week, Ward announced that he won't be competing at the event due to a contract dispute and was replaced by

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. Cochrane defeated Hendricks by knock out in the second round.

Personal life

Hendricks and his wife Christina have four children: Abri, Adli, Avin, and Rigg. Hendricks has been sponsored by

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since

. Hendricks' moniker, 'Bigg Rigg', is derived from his jiu-jitsu coach's comment that Hendricks hit like a

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, having also owned a

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F350 truck. Hendricks is of Native American descent and a member of the

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. His great great grandfather was an Otoe Missouri Tribal chief. After retiring from mixed martial arts competition, Hendricks began working as a police officer in Texas.

Championships and achievements

Collegiate wrestling

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(NCAA) **

All-American out of

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(2004) **

165 lb – Champion out of

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(2006) **

165 lb – Runner-up out of

(2007) **

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Championship out of

(2005), (2006), (2007)

Amateur wrestling

* USA Junior Freestyle Championship ** USA Junior Freestyle Championship 165 1b – Winner out of

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(2001) ** USA Junior Freestyle Championship 165 1b – Winner out of

(2002)

Mixed martial arts

(One time) ** Knockout of the Night (Three times) vs.

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**Fight of the Year (2014) vs.

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**2014 Fight of the Year vs.

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**2014 March Fight of the Month vs.

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**2014 Fight of the Year vs.

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**2014 MMA Match of the Year vs. Robbie Lawler at UFC 171

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Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...

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NCAA Record

! colspan="8", NCAA Championships Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2007

NCAA Championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ...

at 165 lbs , - , Loss , 18-3 , align=left, Mark Perry , style="font-size:88%", 3-4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 17, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2007

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships have been held annually since 1928, except for a hiatus in 1943–45 during World War II and in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 1928 and from 1931–1933, there was only an unofficial team tit ...

, - , Win , 18-2 , align=left, Travis Paulson , style="font-size:88%", TB 2-1 , - , Win , 17-2 , align=left, Matt Pell , style="font-size:88%", Major 10-2 , - , Win , 16-2 , align=left, Justin Fraga , style="font-size:88%", Tech Fall 20-5 , - , Win , 15-2 , align=left, Daniel Atondo , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2006 NCAA Championships at 165 lbs , - , Win , 14-2 , align=left, Ryan Churella , style="font-size:88%", 9-8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 18, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,

2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Oklahoma City hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship from March 16–18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned two individual champion ...

, - , Win , 13-2 , align=left, Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov , style="font-size:88%", 4-3 , - , Win , 12-2 , align=left, Dan Thompson , style="font-size:88%", 9-6 , - , Win , 11-2 , align=left, Garrett Atkinson , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 10-2 , align=left, Brian Busby , style="font-size:88%", Tech Fall 25-8 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2005

at 165 lbs , - , Win , 9-2 , align=left, Mark Perry , style="font-size:88%", 5-2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 19, 2005 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2005

, - , Win , 8-2 , align=left, Ryan Churella , style="font-size:88%", 6-2 , - , Win , 7-2 , align=left, John Sioredas , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 6-2 , align=left, Joey Hooker , style="font-size:88%", Major 12-3 , - , Win , 5-2 , align=left, Garry Price , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2004

5th at 157 lbs , - , Loss , 4-2 , align=left, Alex Tirapelle , style="font-size:88%", 1-4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, March 20, 2004 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2004

, - , Win , 4-1 , align=left, Phillip Simpson , style="font-size:88%", 4-2 , - , Win , 3-1 , align=left,

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Ryan Bertin Ryan Bertin (born November 13, 1981) is an American folkstyle wrestler. He competed for the University of Michigan, and won NCAA Division I wrestling titles at 157 pounds in 2003 and 2005. Early life He is the son of Laurie and Chris Bertin, who ...

, style="font-size:88%", 4-7 , - , Win , 2-0 , align=left, Derek Zinck , style="font-size:88%", 2-1 , - , Win , 1-0 , align=left, Brian Cobb , style="font-size:88%", TB 6-5 , -

Pay-per-view bouts

Bareknuckle boxing record

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Casper, Wyoming Casper is a city in, and the county seat of, Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second-largest city in the state, with the population at 59,038 as of the 2020 census. Only Cheyenne, the state capital, is larger. Casper is nic ...

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendricks, Johny 1983 births Living people American male sport wrestlers American male mixed martial artists American people of Native American descent Mixed martial artists from Oklahoma Oklahoma State University alumni Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestlers People from Ada, Oklahoma People from Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Ultimate Fighting Championship champions Native American sportspeople Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Edmond Memorial High School alumni

Early life

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

World Extreme Cagefighting

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Win streak

Welterweight title bouts

Post-championship fights

Middleweight

Bare knuckle boxing

Personal life

Championships and achievements

Collegiate wrestling

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

NCAA Record

Pay-per-view bouts

Bareknuckle boxing record

See also

References

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