UFC: Dan Hardy does not see Carlos Condit as a “viable fight” for him

Published on: 4th July, 2009

UFC: Dan Hardy does not see Carlos Condit as a "viable fight" for him  | read this item

With three fights in with the UFC and winning all of those bouts Dan Hardy awaits his next challenge in the Welterweight division and one fighter that is possibly being mentioned to face ‘The Outlaw’ is former WEC Welterweight champion Carlos Condit who lost in a very close decision to Martin Kampmann in his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 18 this past April, but with three wins already in the UFC to Condit’s lone loss Hardy does not see it as a fight on the horizon for him.

MMAWeekly.com Insider blog caught up to the Nottingham, England native in Los Angeles and they asked him about his thoughts on a possible next matchup against the ‘Natural Born Killer’ and said it could be a great fight, but is leaving the decision up to UFC match maker Joe Silva.

“I’ve seen Condit come up quite a bit and a few others as well. I think it’s a great fight. I really don’t mind who they pick. Obviously with me being quite aggressive about picking my last fight, I’m kind of looking forward to handing this one over to Joe Silva, and letting him pick the fight for me.”

A bout between Hardy and Condit would make a lot of sense with Mike Swick and Martin Kampmann possibly fighting it out for the number 1 contenders spot for the Welterweight title at UFC 103 and would be another great addition to the 170 pound weight class for such a fight and with Condit having the slight edge on the ground Hardy may see it quite differently.

“Realistically, he probably does have a slight advantage on the ground if you look at his record, because he has a lot more submissions than I have. But for my last three fights, I’ve been destined to get my ass kicked by every one of them and it hasn’t happened yet, so at some point people are going to stop doubting me and realize that I’m not such a pushover.”

However, Hardy also feels that the fight may not be what the UFC is looking to put up with Condit’s loss and Hardy winning all three of his fights.

“He’s coming off a loss and I’m coming off three wins, so I don’t know whether the UFC will see that as a viable fight for me,” he said. “Maybe he should get someone like Davis next, I don’t know. I really don’t know what value it would be to me, to be honest, apart from being fun.”

And as far for when his next fight will be Hardy feels it could be sometime in the fall whether in October or November, but what do you think could it very well be Condit or someone else?

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