George St-Pierre feels that former #1 contender Dan Hardy was just a split second from defeating Carlos Condit at UFC 120.
Hardy suffered his first knock-out loss to Condit in the co-main event of the London show.
St-Pierre, who beat Hardy in his last fight, watched the fight and felt “The Outlaw” was a “split second” from winning the fight.
“I think Hardy made a mistake. He wanted to swing too hard, to make the crowd happy, you know? He came in very wild. When you stay in the middle and exchange, it’s like flipping a coin. Not many people realize that if the punch had been a split second later, it would have been the other way around, Hardy would have knocked out Condit. They both connected but one connected a little bit before the other. It’s risky to exchange in the middle like this – you need to cut angles and change levels. It’s about hitting and not getting hit.”
The UFC welterweight champ will put his belt on the line on Dec. 11th in Montreal against the current #1 contender Josh Koscheck.
Check out the rest of St-Pierre’s comments at FightersOnlyMagazine.co.uk.