Johny Hendricks was never given a stationary target against Stephen Thompson during their brief encounter at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas this past Saturday night.
“Wonderboy,” meanwhile, had little trouble finding the mark with his versatile, karate-based arsenal as he completely overwhelmed Hendricks en route to a surprisingly easy first-round technical knockout victory. At the post-fight press conference, a perplexed Hendricks longed for the days when he and Robbie Lawler would throw caution to the wind and trade blows in the pocket.
“Robbie is sort of the way that I like to fight,” Hendricks said.