Johny Hendricks Not Overlooking Martin Kampmann

[No More Sorrow]

Johny Hendricks believes he will become the No. 1 contender in the welterweight division after he defeats Martin Kampmann in the co-main event of UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit. "Big Rig" has one thing going for him that others did not when they were preparing for Kampmann."In the past, Kampmann's opponents have overlooked him when he gets into the Octagon," said Hendricks, in an interview with Bleacher Report. "They do very well against him in the first round, but the first round doesn't mean anything. You see it time and time again. He gets beat up a bit in the first round and his opponent will get over-confident. Next thing you know, Kampmann is getting his hand raised. That's one thing he does very well."


Hendricks (13-1) has won four consecutive fights since a loss to Rick Story. He has defeated former contenders Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch in his last two bouts.


"Nothing is ever given to you and you have to earn everything," Hendricks said. "That is the way I was raised. I want to go out there and earn it."


The UFC welterweight title will be decided on that same November card, as Georges St-Pierre takes on Carlos Condit.

This fight is awesome, i like Hendricks also but i can't see Kampmann losing this fight with him. Hoping the winner actually gets a chance to fight for the title too, and doesn't just keep getting pushed off.

 

[The Cork]

Kampmann may just be my fave fighter r/n.

Always in great fights and gets screwed by judges so often it's hard not to root for him.

I had a soft spot for Hendricks after that Fitch KO, but that crappy Kos fight sucked the life out of me.

 

[Deezy]

Kos should've won that fight against Hendricks imo.

But this looks like a good fight, Kampmann will probably get a shitkicking for most of it again. This guy is playing Cena in his last few fights.

 

[Troy]

I am a Kampmann fan as well, he was screwed against Shields and Sanchez but has been working his way back up the rankings ever since. I like the way he goes about his business in the cage. Should be a quality fight against Hendricks who has managed to pick up a few big scalps.