1. Daniel Mark Hardy was born on 17 May 1982 and is an English former mixed martial artist who fought in the welterweight division.
28 Facts About Dan Hardy
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Dan Hardy was born in Nottingham, England, where he began martial arts training at the age of 5.
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Dan Hardy started practising other martial arts as a teenager, which included karate, jujutsu, judo and eventually wushu.
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Dan Hardy began muay Thai and boxing at the age of 19.
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Dan Hardy then moved to mixed martial arts a year later.
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Dan Hardy defeated Akihiro Gono via split decision in his UFC debut at UFC 89 on October 18,2008.
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Dan Hardy recovered and went on to win the split decision.
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Dan Hardy knocked out Rory Markham at 1:09 of the first round on 21 February 2009 at UFC 95.
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Dan Hardy next faced Marcus Davis at UFC 99 on 13 June 2009.
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Dan Hardy insisted in his post-fight interview with Davis that all of the controversy was an effort to get Davis off his game-plan and that it was nothing personal.
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At a press conference in Manchester Dan Hardy was the underdog coming into the fight, but managed to rock Swick early in the first round with a straight right hand, which appeared to dent the American's confidence.
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In being awarded the title shot, Dan Hardy became the first English fighter in UFC history to receive one.
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Dan Hardy fought Georges St-Pierre for the welterweight title on 27 March 2010 at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Dan Hardy faced Carlos Condit on 16 October 2010 at UFC 120 in his home country.
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Dan Hardy faced Anthony Johnson on 26 March 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24.
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Dan Hardy faced Chris Lytle on 14 August 2011 at UFC on Versus 5.
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Dan Hardy lost the fight via guillotine choke late in the third round.
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Dan Hardy faced Duane Ludwig on 26 May 2012 at UFC 146.
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Dan Hardy defeated Ludwig via first-round KO, earning him his first victory since 2009.
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Dan Hardy defeated Amir Sadollah via unanimous decision at UFC on Fuel TV 5 on 29 September 2012.
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Dan Hardy was expected to face Matt Brown on 20 April 2013 at UFC on Fox 7.
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On 15 August 2019 Dan Hardy appeared as a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, revealing he is joining USADA testing pool in order to be eligible for competition.
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In March 2021, news surfaced that Dan Hardy had been released from the UFC after he had been involved in another argument with a female UFC employee.
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In May 2021, Dan Hardy announced that he had been released from his UFC fight contract.
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Dan Hardy has a passion for art, rarely spending a day without a sketch pad in his bag until the age of 22.
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Dan Hardy gave up his degree in art and design in his final year at Nottingham Trent University to pursue MMA full-time.
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In 2015, Dan Hardy was part of the Great Britain team for the first leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
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Dan Hardy married UFC fighter Veronica Macedo on December 25,2022.