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Dan Hardy, who has made a meteoric rise to what most would concede to be the upper middle tier of the UFC Welterweight division, has nonetheless secured a title match against MMA star and current Welterweight Champion, Georges St. Pierre.  While Hardy has certainly shown a wealth of talent in the Octagon, but it has been his ability to promote a fight and be a character within the sport that has helped him to achieve success within the organization where others with a similar fight record in the UFC have simply achieved that… 4 wins in the UFC.

The 27 year old Brit has a flair for entertainment and so far has managed to back up his talk with heavy hands, a solid chin and a good dose of heart. Recent victories over Marcus Davis and Mike Swick helped to serve notice to the rest of the division that HArdy may be a bit of a joker outside of the cage, but all business once the fight starts.

With his Championship bout, scheduled for March 27th at UFC 111 in New Jersey, starting to creep on on him, Hardy must be hard at work in training to take his fight game to the next level right?  Maybe….

Known for his heavy hands, Hardy will be facing GSP who is a dynamic if not powerful (read K.O. power) striker who has developed a super strong ,MMA focused wrestling game that allows him to control opponents from bell to bell. Obviously, Hardy will need to put some intense focus on honing his wrestling skills… or will he just stick to the striking game? 

Check out the attached video blog from Hardy’s site which shows just how serious he is taking this training camp… 

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Check out more tidbits at Dan Hardy’s site (danhardymma.com)