DALLAS – Tonight Johny Hendricks fights for the UFC’s vacant welterweight title, and the wrestler-turned-striker said he’s taking precautions in the gym to hopefully ensure any title reign is a long and healthy one. Hendricks (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) meets fellow hard-hitting 170-pounder Robbie Lawler (22-9 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in tonight’s UFC 171 pay-per-view headliner at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. Although Friday’s weigh-ins provided some drama for “Bigg Rigg,” earlier in the week, Hendricks discussed how sparring works in the gym
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