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Carlos Condit Says He Knows Risks in Fighting Talker Dan Hardy

Filed under: UFC, NewsNot many fighters are as brash and out there as England’s Dan Hardy, with his punk rock hair and punkier attitude.

Most fighters Hardy gets into the cage with are bound to be his polar opposite when it comes to outward appearanc…

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Carlos ConditNot many fighters are as brash and out there as England’s Dan Hardy, with his punk rock hair and punkier attitude.

Most fighters Hardy gets into the cage with are bound to be his polar opposite when it comes to outward appearances, and Carlos Condit is no exception. Where Hardy’s pre-fight talk tends toward aggressive and in your face, Condit keeps things calm, almost nonchalant.

On Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” that was no exception. In fact, though Condit’s fight with Hardy at UFC 120 in London on Saturday is a seven-hour time difference for him, he was still in the States – just five days from the fight. And without much concern.

UFC 120: Five Questions That Will Be Answered in London

Question 1: Was John Hathaway’s win against Diego Sanchez a fluke?
Hathaway’s last fight was a surprising upset of Diego Sanchez, who had lost to BJ Penn in a lightweight title fight his last time out. Hathaway was seen as an easy fight in …

Question 1: Was John Hathaway’s win against Diego Sanchez a fluke?
Hathaway’s last fight was a surprising upset of Diego Sanchez, who had lost to BJ Penn in a lightweight title fight his last time out. Hathaway was seen as an easy fight in Sanchez’s return to the welterweight division. Hathaway will be fighting in his […]

UFC Betting

UFC 120: Five Questions That Will Be Answered in London

Hurtsbad Exclusive: Mike Pyle on John Hathaway and UFC 120 in London

(n) quicksand (a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy)
There is, perhaps, no mixed martial artist more deserving of such a nickname than Mike “Quicksand” Pyle. Pyle is a veteran MMA submission ace who has made a living con…

(n) quicksand (a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy)
There is, perhaps, no mixed martial artist more deserving of such a nickname than Mike “Quicksand” Pyle. Pyle is a veteran MMA submission ace who has made a living consuming opponents with relentless and inescapable grappling.
Pyle has racked up an impressive record while fighting across […]

UFC Betting

Hurtsbad Exclusive: Mike Pyle on John Hathaway and UFC 120 in London

London Fan Expo Official for UFC 120 in October

Filed under: UFC, NewsBased on the success of its first two Fan Expos in the United States and high hopes for its third next month, the UFC on Friday made official a Fan Expo in London for October.

The first two UFC Fan Expos were in Las Vegas at the…

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Based on the success of its first two Fan Expos in the United States and high hopes for its third next month, the UFC on Friday made official a Fan Expo in London for October.

The first two UFC Fan Expos were in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The first was held in conjunction with UFC 100 in July 2009. A second was held leading up to UFC 114 in May. And prior to UFC 118 in Boston next month, the UFC will hold its first fan event on the East Coast.

The London UFC Fan Expo will be Oct. 15-16 in advance of UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama and will take place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre.