UFC welterweight Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy hasn’t fought since last August when he dropped his fourth straight fight in the Octagon in the main event of the UFC on Versus 5 show from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Since then the British striker has been working hard at improving all aspects of his fight game in anticipation of his next fight, and to show the world that he deserves to fight in the Octagon.
Hardy had been training with UFC heavyweight Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson but tells ESPN.UK that he’s since moved on to train with fighters such as former opponent Georges St-Pierre, Frank Mir, and Vitor Belfort.
“Roy Nelson is a great training partner and great guy, but he’s not really the right man for me to be working with,” Hardy told ESPN. “He doesn’t move like a welterweight and he’s a lot stronger, so picking his brains was great, but hands-on he wasn’t quite right for me.
“I’ve got a new boxing coach, a new wrestling coach, a new jiu-jitsu coach… I’ve sorted out everything. Being properly set up in Vegas, you don’t have to travel far for world class training partners, and I’ve worked with Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre, Vitor Belfort…
“I spent some time with Georges helping him to prepare for Carlos Condit [before his injury], giving him a look similar to what Condit would have given him. I had a great spell with him and his coaches, Firas [Zahabi] and John Danaher, I went to his wrestling class and it was interesting to see the things I should change in my own training camp.”
Hardy would like to end his four fight losing streak this May and hopes to secure a fight for that time.