Johny Hendricks warns UFC 217 media not to write ‘negative’ about him missing weight, then makes weight

Johny Hendricks’ battles with the scale in recent years have been notable and numerous. Starting with UFC 200 back in 2016, Hendricks has missed weight in three of his last four bouts, including his most recent fight, a loss to Tim Boetsch at middleweight in June of this year. So it’s no surprise that he may have been a little edgy getting ready for UFC 217 this Saturday.

Hendricks is preparing to face young prospect Paulo Borrachinha on the main card of the UFC’s latest PPV offering at Madison Square Garden. And, owing to what sound like multiple misreadings of his hotel and backstage scales, it seems Hendricks was all prepared to miss weight once again. He even prepped a speech for the…