Lorenzo Fertitta: We will not cut Dan Hardy

even though im english and a bit of a dan hardy fan, he should have been cut, yes he is fun ect but he needs to go get like 3 or 4 wins elsewhere then return... it is unfair towards guys that were cut for one or two losses.... and dans allowed 4 losses... hmmm

I've never been a fan the whole idea of fighters getting cut after a few losses in a row, because those train extremely hard and they also have mouths to feed. However, if the UFC, including Dictator Dana White, are cutting fighters for losing a few fights, then Dan Hardy, without a doubt, should also be gone. Furthermore, a lot of fighters have been unfairly cut by those "guys" (e.g., G. Harris, etc.. ) Like I've said many times, The UFC and Dana White have no credibility whatsoever.

if they can keep tito around after he dropped like 5 in a row then they can give hardy a guy who always comes to bang another shot

finally ufc makes a good decision why wud they cut a guy is entertaining

fan ** OF ** the whole idea.

I agree it just isn't fair to the other fighters, I like hardy and the fact that he want to take some time to get better, much respect to hardy but he finally got a sticker who stood and traded and couldn't do anything with it

glad to see they decided to let him stay i like guys that WAR! too lol but atleast Hardy is thinking this through and recognizes he needs to go back to the drawing board and make changes, maybe losing is what he needed for his career and fighting style to progress

I have respect for Hardy's "go at him" style, but he was way over-rated from day one in the UFC. He beat mediocre fighters before he fought GSP, never should have got the title shot in the first place, and he's been schooled in his last 4 fights, all of which he obviously lost. He can't wrestle and has no BJJ to speak of. Just like Paul Daley, unless he fights someone that will stand and bang with him, there is little hope.

They must be keeping him for his intros. I don't know who the heck would be a good match up for Hardy in his next fight.

i would say someone like damaques johnson...

Duana Ludwig?

yeah he should take some time off working on his wrestling ,the 170 devision is full with wrestlers with good jitsu

'I like guys that war'...code for I like guys that are important to our oversees market.



Seriously loads of guys who 'stand and bang' have been cut before and there's a difference between coming to fight and having a limited skill set. I like Hardy and his fights are entertaining but come on, better mixed martial artists have lost their jobs off losses than Hardy and it's an insult to them when people like Dan keep their job just because they're a different nationality.

I'm a big Hardy fan and though i was dissapointed at him losing it wasn't so bad because i was glad to see Lytle go out on a win. As much as i'm glad they haven't cut Hardy i also think it is unfair, they have previously cut some good fighters over losing as little as one or two fights in a row. Really, the same rules should apply to all fighters so they know where they stand, like if they lose three in a row that's it, period. They shouldn't give certain fighters special privelages just because they love to war, or for any other reason, they're all professional career fighters and should be treated equally across the board. Favouritism, for any reason, is unfair really so they need to put a fixed limit in place that applys to every fighter, 3 losses and your cut, everyone knows how it stands then.........

Unless you are unemployed, you should know that boss makes the rules and can change it anytime they desire.

I guess they should give him another stand up guy

the guy comes to fight that's something fans can appreciate

with so many LnP guys , Hardy can stay lol

Give him a stand up guy , Alves , Paulo Thiago would be good fights

Hardy loses 4 in a row doesnt get cut Fedor loses 3 and get the boot, yahhhhh for no favortism

fedor has done nothing to benefit ufc or zuffa.he probably wouldn't have been cut if he didn't duck the ufc for years.

Fedor's huge paycheck was horrible for business though. 1.5 mill per fight? That's pretty much their entire profit from the gates to 1 single fighter!

Hardy is paid tens of thousands while Fedor is paid MILLIONS. Go offer to pay Fedor and I am sure they will let him back.

Why don't you think first before you make stupid statement.

yahhh stupid statment

As a cpmparison, UFC 133's total gate revenue actually was 1.5mill.

im static with his decision, he did lose 4 times in a row but he did put on a really good fight last night

Hardy looked like garbage against Lytle



Lytle even played to Hardy's strengths standing with him the entire time



and Hardy still looked like garbage.



he should be cut.

Still baffled as to why they let him fight GSP in the first place??

the only big name Hardy ever beat was Mike Swick, and Swick looked bad that night...

never understood how he deserved a title shot, even less how he keeps his job after four losses....

is he a cousin of Dana White or something???



Hardys ground game is so horrible, and that stupid take down attempt he did in the end proved just That. it looked soo ridiculous...



and then they fired Fedor and Alistar, how about that!!!

Is the UFC and its other promotions a personal friendship group or are we trying to see the best fighters in the world perform???

Bullsh*t. The guy sucks. He hasn't even been fighting guys at the top of the division and 4 straight losses?? Anybody else would already be cut, except maybe Bisping.

Think about it guys. Dan Hardy represent UK,so don't you think this

is business move by that greedy Dana. That's why you don't see Crocop

getting cut after some ugly losses. Most likely Ubereem and crew got cut

because Golder Glory is getting too big as promotion for Dana's comfort.

Dana trying to get rid of all competition,so don't tell me he is good for MMA.

You need to win fights. I mean seriously, are they gonna cut him after his next loss or when does his special treatment end. There are a lot of talented fighters out there who come to fight and WIN fights.



There have been plenty other fighters who have come to fight and lost and they were cut after 3 losses, sometimes 2. Or what about Gerald Harris?? After 3 wins and 1 loss he was cut.

I said it before the fight and got major weaked ..

but im saying it again.



If he didnt have a red mohawk and an english accent he would have been gone 2 fights ago. There are hundreds of fighters in the USA with as good of skill set as Hardy.



The UFC is trying to go global (too fast actually) and he is a very popular fighter in the UK .. simple as that.

I disagree. Yes I think he should have been moved down because of the consistent loses. But you need to look at the style match-ups he took and the quality of fighters he took those loses too.



His last four fights had showed some very good tool sets. He just needs to put on some size. He is far to small in comparison to other guys in the wc.

I agree i am a big Hardy fan and after the fight i was pissed and waiting for his first fight on Strikeforce but im glad they gave him another chance because Dan is gonna take this as the gift it is. Hes taking time off and im sure hes going back to grass roots and if hes smart definitly working on his ground game which is a huge hole in his game. But no one can act like the Lytle fight didnt shut the mouth of all those who said he had a suspect chin after the Condit fight. So the man needs one more go around. Beside who wasnt cheering this last fight no matter what you think about the man.

I thought that was why they bought up Strikeforce. To have a minor league that they can send their guys to until they make it back to UFC.