Team Takedown’s Johny Hendricks likely to debut in September
August 2, 2007 by Sam Caplan
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that former four-time NCAA All-American amateur wrestler Johny Hendricks will likely make his MMA debut in late-September on a MMA card to be held in Oklahoma.
Hendricks was an NCAA Division I champion at 165 pounds in 2005 and 2006 while competing for Oklahoma State.
He is a member of Team Takedown, which is a fight team started with the intent of helping standout wrestlers from the collegiate ranks convert to MMA.
Other members of Team Takedown include fellow OSU alums Jake Rosholt and Shane Roller along with former Penn State wrestler Eric Bradley.
Hendricks, Rosholt, and Bradley all train with Randy Couture at Xtreme Couture in Vegas while Roller is currently training with Guy Mezger at the Lions Den locations in Dallas.
Both Rosholt and Bradley made their debuts on July 21 at a Masters of the Cage event in Oklahoma. Rosholt submitted Dusty Miller at 3:40 of the first round while Bradley tapped Troy Allison at 2:41 of the first.
Bradley is also signed to EliteXC and will be fighting on a future card.
Thanks for the article on Team Takedown fighter Johny Hendricks!
The actual fight is scheduled for Friday September 28
at the Bricktown Coca Cola Event Center in Oklahoma City.
It will be a Masters of the Cage Event called
NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS!!
Jake will defend his title for 205, Eric will fight at 185,
and Johny and Shane will make their MMA debuts.
The fight card should be finalized ithin the next week or two.
Sam,
Do you think Hendricks has the most potential out of the three OSU alums?
I do.