TORONTO -- Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says he has been obsessed by challenger Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks ahead of their UFC 167 showdown.
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Hendricks not so much. "I dont go that route, because heres the thing: I cant do
nothing about it today," Hendricks told The Canadian Press. "I cant do nothing
about it tomorrow. The only time I have to do something about it is Nov. 16."
Thats when the No. 1 challenger takes on St. Pierre at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas. For Hendricks, theres nothing personal against the Canadian.
Its business and his stock is on the rise. "Im not going to say nothing bad
about him," said Hendricks. "I just think its time for my turn to be the new
champ." St-Pierre (24-2) is listed as slightly more than a 2-1 favourite, more
competitive odds than in most of the 32-year-old Montrealers title defences. GSP
is currently riding an 11-fight win streak. But Hendricks (15-1) has one-punch
knockout power backed up by NCAA championship-calibre wrestling. Hendricks
divides his fight training into three parts: the actual fight camp,
weight-cutting and then "the enjoyment, the fight." "The fight is the fun part,"
he said. The enjoyment has been short-lived for his opponents. Jon Fitch lasted
12 seconds. Amir Saollah exited after 29 seconds. Charlie Brenneman survived for
40 seconds. Martin (The Hitman) Kampmann lasted 46. T.J. Waldburger was stopped
in 1:35. While the 30-year-old Hendricks has made his marks in the cage with his
fists, he entered the sport as a stud wrestler. He was a four-time all-American
and two-time NCAA champion at Oklahoma State where he went 103-12. "Thats what
my father bred me for," he said of his wrestling success. "Thats what he
prepared me for." After his collegiate wrestling career finished in 2006,
Hendricks turned to MMA. About three months into his training, he discovered he
was good at hitting people. But the technique wasnt there. "My striking was
good, my power was good. I just didnt know the accuracy. Accuracy is
everything." Hitting with maximum power is just a matter of connecting. But he
soon learned that you can knock someone out with less power, providing the
accuracy is there. And that effectively extends the threat of his fists. "If I
can knock you out at 80 per cent (power), then all of a sudden the skys the
limit," he explained. "If I can do it at 80 per cent and be very active with it,
it just means less power to use and the longer I can maintain my output." The
success of Hendricks striking -- and the often short fights that ensue -- has
meant he has not had to use his wrestling skills much. But he landed 12-of-15
takedown attempts against Carlos Condit last time out at UFC 158, blunting
Condits kickboxing arsenal. Condit connected on just 42-of-145 significant
strikes while Hendricks was good on 30 of 71. Hendricks expects St-Pierre to try
to do what he did against Josh Koscheck, another acclaimed collegiate wrestler
with power, at UFC 124 -- hurt him with a jab and then take him down. "Hes going
to jab. And then hes going to jab. Then hes going to do some more jabbing," said
Hendricks, an Oklahoma native who now makes his home in the Dallas area. "And
then hes going to try to get me off balance, for sure. I think thats his main
game plan. And to try to take me down as much as possible. Thats what Im
preparing for." St-Pierre leads the UFC in significant strikes landed (1,153),
takedowns (84), takedown accuracy (75 per cent) and ranks fourth in significant
strike defence (75.1 per cent) and seventh in takedown defence (88.0 per cent),
according to FightMetric. In comparison, Hendricks converts 50 per cent of his
takedown attempts, stops 63 per cent of his opponents takedowns and has a
significant strike defence rate of 58 per cent. St-Pierre is thought by many to
possess the best MMA wrestling in the sport and Hendricks acknowledges the
champion has adapted his wrestling skills to the fight world. "Watch how he hits
his jab," Hendricks said. "Hell actually lean into it, four to five inches when
he throws his jabs. He leans in hard, boom, boom. And whenever he does that,
hell take half a step back and whenever he takes that half-step back, people
miss. And whenever they miss, they start lunging in. When they start lunging in,
hes got the eyes and the timing to take them off of it. "Thats what GSP has done
very well." Hendricks has never been taken down more than twice in a UFC fight.
St-Pierre has only been taken down twice in his last 10 UFC fights, by Koscheck.
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pitch: gone. Then Trevor Plouffe singled, Josh Willingham walked and Pinto
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time the rookie came out of the dugout for a curtain call following his second
career homer and All-Star closer Glen Perkins came in from the bullpen, the
cheering crowd had completely forgotten about how futile Price had made the
Twins lineup look earlier. "This one hurts the most," Peralta said. "We really
need these games. We need every game." Tampa Bay, which had won its previous
three games, dropped to 7-14 since Aug. 25. The Rays remained tied with Texas
for the two AL wild-card spots, a half-game ahead of Cleveland. Minnesota had
lost 11 in a row to the Rays. "You go through funks like this, and hopefully
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twice. Delmon Young hit an inning-ending flyout in the fifth and Casey Fien
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"We should have won that game easily," Maddon said. "We had plenty of
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eighth. We had our opportunities, and we have to continue to push and push and
put runs on the board." Perkins pitched a perfect ninth for his 35th save in 39
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Bay ahead in the fourth with a two-run homer off Pedro Hernandez that reached
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season-high 25-inning scoreless streak. James Loney had an RBI single in the
eighth. "Thats a game we need to win," Maddon said. NOTES: Pinto has a hit in
eight of his 11 games with the Twins. ... Hernandez pitched five innings,
allowing three runs, four hits and four walks. ... Tampa Bays winning streak
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history. ... Twins All-Star C Joe Mauer (concussion) will not make the teams
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teammate Matt Garza (9-5). ... The Twins begin a three-game series against the
Chicago White Sox. Liam Hendriks (1-2) will start for Minnesota against Erik
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