Johny Hendricks suffers torn bicep, scheduled to have surgery on Monday

[Dale]

Johny Hendricks beat Robbie Lawler on Saturday night with a torn bicep and fractured shin.

Hendricks is doing the media rounds on Wednesday explaining the injury, but his manager Ted Ehrhardt confirmed with MMAFighting.com that Hendricks will have surgery on his right bicep Monday. According to Ehrhardt, Hendricks, who injured his bicep approximately two weeks before the fight and considered withdrawing from it as a result, heard it pop in the first round against Lawler. He also suffered a hairline fracture in his left shin in the first round.

If all goes well with Monday's surgery, he'll be able to start rehab in four weeks time. He'll then have four weeks of rehab and will hopefully be able to start training again in two months. The shin injury will require a lengthy recovery period.

"We thought about it," Hendricks said on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour when asked about pulling out of the fight. "But that world championship means a lot more."

Hendricks defeated Lawler via unanimous decision in Dallas to become the new UFC welterweight champion.

Pretty beasty to go through a five round war with those injuries. Perfect time for the UFC to match up all the contenders and get some clearer answers to be honest.

 

[Deezy]

Explains him not keeping his hands up, Lawler must be kicking himself for being so cautious during that fight.

 

[Slim]

Dang. That def does explain a lot. But mannnnnn... that sucks.

Soooo what are the next few fights to create some top contenders? I'm looking forward to this.

 

[Dale]

Well on the MMA beat I think I saw Diaz/Lawler Woodley/Rory and either Matt Brown or Ellenberger/Lombard

 

[Slim]

I'd hope for Brown vs. Lombard. But those other two fights... awesome.

Welterweight is lookin so dang good.