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Props: Las Vegas Sun Quoteworthy: “I came out to New Jersey to finish camp, because I didn’t want to fly out too close to the fight. I decided to put some feelers out to see if there was an opportunity to train with Matt and he was very welcoming. More than anything, Matt’s been in there twice [...] The bookmakers say the fight is a whitewash. Several media members chuckled during yesterday’s UFC 111 conference call when Georges St. Pierre called Dan Hardy. “the toughest fight of his career.” Yet the case is being built across the pond that their hero has a real shot at knocking off GSP. Gareth Davies from The Telegraph [...] Five-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre wants to right a career wrong when he meets Dan Hardy at UFC 111. The last time St-Pierre faced a massive underdog, he lost his title. He bought into his own hype and underestimated “The Ultimate Fighter 4″ winner Matt Serra. He ended up on the wrong end [...] As a reminder, “Countdown to UFC 111,” which previews next month’s pay-per-view event in Newark N.J., debuts tonight on Spike TV. The 30-minute special airs at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. It follows the debut of “UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” Part II (10 p.m. ET/PT). The three-part series debuted last week with a record audience of 1 million [...] “As far as saying I’m not a martial artist… Because he walks out in the Octagon in his pajamas he’s a martial artist and I’m not? He knows nothing about me… I’ve been doing martial arts my whole life. I’ll brawl… but I think about what I’m doing. I’m a cerebral fighter…. Martial arts is [...] Props:Tatame
Quoteworthy: “I’m thrilled and already prepared. I’ve been waiting for this fight for four years and now I got the chance for the revenge. I like revenges. It’s [...] UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy won’t bring too many surprises to the cage when he faces champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC The British slugger’s striking attack has earned him a perfect mark in the UFC, so why change things now? In fact, Hardy said the only surprise will be finding out what round [...] The UFC scored a ratings bonanza for its premiere episode of “Primetime,” the first of a three-part series featuring an in-depth look at the upcoming UFC 111 welterweight title fight between current champion Georges St. Pierre (19-2) and number one contender Dan Hardy (23-6). According to the cable television network, the debut episode aired on March [...] Wednesday night’s debut of “UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy,” which previews the UFC 111 main event on March 27 between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and British slugger Dan Hardy, was the highest-rated “UFC Countdown” show in history, Spike TV today announced. The 30-minute show drew 1 million viewers during its initial run at 10 p.m. [...] The official weigh-in event for UFC 111: “St. Pierre vs. Hardy” is set to go down from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, March 26, 2010. It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as several other online destinations via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to [...] |
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