Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks once reigned as the UFC welterweight champion. With that being said, Bigg Rig is coming off a successful UFC middleweight debut which saw him pick up a decision win over Hector Lombard earlier this year.
Despite Hendricks success at 170, the former welterweight champion was forced to move up to 185 by UFC President Dana White after being unable to make the welterweight non-title fight limit of 171 pounds on several occasions. While it wasn’t long ago that Hendricks mentioned the possibility of retirement, he is now looking to build momentum at 185 when he fights Tim Boetsch on June 25th.
Only time will tell if the former champ is able to become a contender in his new weight division.
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 3/25/2017.