Dakota Cochrane steps in to fight Johny Hendricks at bare-knuckle boxing event

After a few last-minute speed bumps, Johny Hendricks will get the chance to make his bare-knuckle boxing debut.
The former UFC welterweight champion was supposed to fight Brennan Ward in a 185-pound bout in the main event of the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation’s inaugural show on Friday in Casper, Wyo., but Ward announced that he would be withdrawing from the show due to a contract dispute.
Officials declared that they would work to find a replacement to fight Hendricks and they ha