UFC 117 Preview: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman-
Johny Hendricks and Charlie Brenneman will square off in a bout at UFC 117 on Saturday, Aug. 7. These two fighters have fought before, but on a different type of mat.
These fighters were each college wrestlers in the past. When wrestling at their respective universities they squared off. The winner of that particular fight was, Johny Hendricks.
Despite their previous matchup at the wrestling tournament, these fighters will have a clean slate as they face off. The last time they fought there were no gloves present. This fight will test not only their abilities on the ground, but also on the mat.
Each of these fighters has seen a lot of success to this point. They have a combine 19-1 record over their careers and they know how to win fights. Hendricks has fought 3 fights in the UFC, winning each one of them. One of his fights was won by means of TKO and the other two by decision. He has actually never lost a fight over the course of his career.
Charlie Brenneman has fought just one fight in his UFC career to this point. In his 13 career fights he has won all but one fight. He has been able to become a great fighter rather than just a wrestler.
It will be intriguing to see if this fight turns out to be a UFC fight or if they just end up in a wrestling match as they were in years ago. It looks like an evenly matched fight overall.
