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https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/08/ufc-news-kevin-holland-johny-hendricks-coaching-wrestling
"What I told everybody was, as soon as I retired, I was going to fall off the face of the earth,” Hendricks recently told MMA Junkie.
Until the past few weeks, that held true. Hendricks, 37, who now works full-time as a Texas police officer, had largely not been heard from. Largely inactive on social media, he’d seemingly vanished.
A key figure in the history of the UFC welterweight division, Hendricks still assisted on the local scene with wrestling from time to time. That’s the closest he got to combat sports. However, a call from his old manager with an intriguing task at hand has returned Hendricks to the MMA scene.
“When (manager) Oren (Hodak) contacted me about Kevin, he’s a Texas boy. He’s doing Texas proud, just like me,” Hendricks said. “My goal for him is that he can win the belt here in Texas as well.”
Kevin Holland doesn’t do a single interview these days without being asked about the obvious: his wrestling defense. He’s never hidden from it. From the moment he lost his second straight fight, when he dropped a unanimous decision against Marvin Vettori in April, Holland (21-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has acknowledged the obvious, even joking about it at times.
“In my eyes, I still suck,” Holland bluntly told MMA Junkie in a recent interview.
Though he accepted an offer from Daniel Cormier and made the trip to out to Northern California for two brief training stints at Antdawg’s in Gilroy, Calif., Holland wanted help a little closer to his home city of Dallas – and who better than a former UFC champion to give that to him?
Although their personalities are opposite, their similarities shine through. The contrast in styles mesh well and they’re both “Texas boys.” Hendricks, a former UFC welterweight champion, is someone Holland aspires to follow in the footsteps of. The recipe is working, according to both coach and fighter."
I just hope Johny isn't in charge of Holland's nutrition plan.
At least Hendricks' has a cool ride, though. It's a good thing gas never got more expensive after he bought that. I'm sure he still has it.
"What I told everybody was, as soon as I retired, I was going to fall off the face of the earth,” Hendricks recently told MMA Junkie.
Until the past few weeks, that held true. Hendricks, 37, who now works full-time as a Texas police officer, had largely not been heard from. Largely inactive on social media, he’d seemingly vanished.
A key figure in the history of the UFC welterweight division, Hendricks still assisted on the local scene with wrestling from time to time. That’s the closest he got to combat sports. However, a call from his old manager with an intriguing task at hand has returned Hendricks to the MMA scene.
“When (manager) Oren (Hodak) contacted me about Kevin, he’s a Texas boy. He’s doing Texas proud, just like me,” Hendricks said. “My goal for him is that he can win the belt here in Texas as well.”
Kevin Holland doesn’t do a single interview these days without being asked about the obvious: his wrestling defense. He’s never hidden from it. From the moment he lost his second straight fight, when he dropped a unanimous decision against Marvin Vettori in April, Holland (21-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has acknowledged the obvious, even joking about it at times.
“In my eyes, I still suck,” Holland bluntly told MMA Junkie in a recent interview.
Though he accepted an offer from Daniel Cormier and made the trip to out to Northern California for two brief training stints at Antdawg’s in Gilroy, Calif., Holland wanted help a little closer to his home city of Dallas – and who better than a former UFC champion to give that to him?
Although their personalities are opposite, their similarities shine through. The contrast in styles mesh well and they’re both “Texas boys.” Hendricks, a former UFC welterweight champion, is someone Holland aspires to follow in the footsteps of. The recipe is working, according to both coach and fighter."
I just hope Johny isn't in charge of Holland's nutrition plan.
At least Hendricks' has a cool ride, though. It's a good thing gas never got more expensive after he bought that. I'm sure he still has it.
