Dan Hardy

Dan Hardy ( born May 17, 1982) is a British mixed martial arts fighter from Nottingham. His nickname is The Outlaw. On March 26, 2011 his combat balance was 23 wins, nine defeats and a fight without judgment.

Dan Hardy began at the age of six years with Taekwondo. Later, he also trained Muay Thai and other martial arts. He had in June 2004 at the Extreme Brawl 7 Most fights of his career, he graduated from the British tour operators Cage Warriors, whose welterweight and light - welterweight world title, he was able to win his MMA debut.

2008 Hardy moved to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He had his first fight in October when he defeated at UFC 89 Akihiro Gono on points. After victories over Rory Markham and Marcus Davis Hardy went to in November 2009 against Mike Swick. Hardy was the winner out of the ring and ultimately secured the right to a title fight against welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. The fight went to the UFC 111 in March 2010 over the full period of five rounds and St. Pierre was declared the winner. The next fight, at UFC 120 in October, Dan Hardy lost by KO against Carlos Condit. Also at the UFC - Fight Night 24 on March 26 against Anthony Johnson was defeated his opponent, this time unanimously on points.

Dan Hardy is a lover of metal and punk music and is sponsored by the British music label Earache Records. His music is run- England Belongs to Me by Cock Sparrer, with whom he recorded a new version of the song.