Report: Johny Hendricks Versus Ricardo Funch at UFC 107
By: Chad Edward Posted On: October 13, 2009 at 8:47am
UFC welterweights Johny Hendricks (6-0) and “Golden Boy” Ricardo Funch (7-0) will fight at UFC 107 in Memphis December 12 according to a report at MMA Junkie.
Fighters.com has not confirmed the report and the UFC has not announced the matchup.
Hendricks whipped The Ultimate Fighter 7 champ Amir Sadollah (1-1) in 29 seconds at UFC 101 in Philadelphia August 8.
Funch will debut in the UFC after winning a three-round unanimous decision over Denis Grachev (3-1) at Cage Fight MMA 2 in Manchester, New Hampshire in August 2008.
Funch trains at Team Link with fellow Brazilian “Napão” Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4).
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Comments
Good News! I thnk i´m gonna be there for sure! I´m really happy for it!
Rick is a friend of mine and i must say he is a very determined individual. He trains very hard and has a great trainer (Marco Alvan). OF COURSE ILL BE GOING FOR RICK IN THIS FIGHT HE WANTS IT AND WITH THE BJJ IF IT GOES TO THE CANVAS I THINK HE WILL TAKE THE WIN.
hell yea i hope rick, shows up everyone in the ufc, he looks like a phenominal fighter and hopefully ill be were he is one day. LINK #1