Recently, we’ve talked about the fact that talk regarding the upcoming March 27th welterweight title fight between champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy, hasn’t exactly been burning up the internet. With the bout now just a few weeks away, perhaps this will change, especially if Hardy continues to get opportunities to share his ‘gift for gab.’
Case in point, today This is Nottingham has posted an article from Hardy himself, where he talks about being in the spotlight (ok maybe it’s getting brighter), filming prefight coverage for the UFC, as well as, his critics like Josh Koscheck, who have publicly decried the UFC’s decision to give the British slugger a title shot. In fact, Hardy’s post is so full with ‘oh snap’ and ‘oh no he didn’t’ goodness, we were hard pressed to pick just one quote. (Thanks to MMA Bay for the tip) Here’s a couple:
“I am very amused Josh Koscheck is still bitching his lungs out that he deserves a title shot, not me. British fans will know Koscheck as the Fraggle-haired guy who got sparked out in one round in London a year ago, (to Paulo Thiago) only to take his loss out on an innocent chair backstage, scoring a split decision points win over the unsuspecting piece of furniture.”
Wow. Now Paul Daley was the first (we believe) to use the ‘fraggle’ bit, but he and Hardy are buddies, so borrow away…Hardy also ‘takes a piss’ at Jon Fitch (who apparently hasn’t improved according to Hardy) , Mike Swick, in fact, the entire AKA team. Yup, this is going to get interesting.