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Jake Ellenberger says he doesn't see UFC Champ Johny Hendricks still being Champion a year from now
Apr 14, 2014 - 11:05:08 PM Jake Ellenberger says he doesn't see UFC Champ Johny Hendricks still being Champion a year from now

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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"He's not like a GSP, where it's going to take something, you know, some crazy plan to beat him. To beat GSP, everything would have to be pinpoint and precise. With Johny, if you can threaten him with your power and dictate the pace, he's definitely beatable... I don't see Johny being the champion a year from now. There are so many good guys. There are big opportunities for anyone in the top 10. I'm not putting a lot of thought into it because I'm focused on this fight, but it's an exciting time."

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-Jake Ellenberger talks to Brett Okamoto at ESPN.com about why he thinks Johny Hendricks' reign atop the welterweight division will be a short one.

PENICK'S ANALYSIS: Hendricks certainly doesn't have the same type of seemingly unbeatable air that St-Pierre had for years. That's not to say he can't develop that, but it's certainly not there just yet. With how many legitimate challengers are all kind of in the same mix right now, Hendricks has a lot of guys who are going to step up as challenges when he gets back from injury. If he can pass those tests he can carve out his own spot as a UFC Champion. If not, he'll be a placeholder until a new guy takes over, and given the parity in the division that could lead to a turnover situation like was seen at light heavyweight for years before Jon Jones took the spot.

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