In comparison to Georges St. Pierres’ last couple of bouts against the hulking Thiago Alves or the planet’s best 155lb. fighter BJ Penn, the hype surrounding the champ’s next bout against Dan Hardy, hasn’t been exactly dominating this world wide web thingy (not even impending apocalypse by asteroid could surpass the talk re: Penn vs. GSP II). Why? Well because let’s face it, most people are expecting GSP to cruise through Hardy like we go through beer on an average weekend.
Naturally, it would be a mistake for GSP or his legions of fans not to be wary of Hardy’s punching power (see Serra vs. St.Pierre I to demonstrate the perils of underestimating anybody), and in a recent interview with Fight Hype, it sounds like the Brit is more than certain that GSP will be looking for the takedown. When asked whether or not he feels GSP poses a threat standing, Hardy responded with:
“Yeah, he has good takedowns.”
Oh snap (or in British slang you might say ‘cheeky’). Hardy has always been skilled in the verbal arts, and plus, it’s a good way to get mainstream fans remembering his name rather than saying ‘you know, that British dude, the guy with the mohawk?’ Now is GSP scared sh-tless by Hardy’s stand-up? Extremely doubtful, but it’s probably a safe bet that we’ll see whether Hardy’s wrestling has evolved or not, come March 27th.