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Dan Hardy: No shortage of 2025 PFL fighters who could hang in UFC right now

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:43:40 +0000

Dan Hardy is confident many of the PFL’s top stars would succeed in the UFC. The PFL analyst specifically referred to Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov ’s (19-0) successful title defense against Paul Hughes (13-2) in the main event of PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series in January, which turned out to be one of the more exciting and competitive fights of the year so far. Hardy also likes undefeated Bellator champion Johnny Eblen ’s (16-0) chances against any UFC middleweight. “The UFC is such a strong brand and they really do dominate the sport,” Hardy told MMA Junkie Radio. “It’s easy for fans to look outside of the UFC and go, ‘These fighters aren’t good enough, otherwise they would be in the UFC.’ We all know that’s the case. We’ve got the likes of Paul Hughes now signed up and had a fantastic bout against Usman Nurmagomedov.

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Dan Hardy: Francis Ngannou ‘way more dangerous’ in MMA than boxing

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:07:22 +0000

Dan Hardy wants to see Francis Ngannou focus on MMA. Ngannou (18-3) claimed the inaugural superfight heavyweight title by knocking out Renan Ferreira (13-4) in the first round of the PFL: Battle of the Giants main event in October. “The Predator” is still seeking mega fights in boxing, but Hardy thinks he’s better off in the cage. He sees the winner of Friday’s heavyweight tournament final between Denis Goltsov (35-8) and Oleg Popov (19-1) at the 2024 PFL Championships being his potential next opponent. “I think it makes the most sense to me,” Hardy told MMA Junkie Radio. “You’ve got two guys here – two impressive Russian fighters that are both at different ends of their career.

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Video: Dan Hardy previews 2024 PFL Championship, including make or break moment for potential star

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 03:05:34 +0000

This year’s PFL season will come to its conclusion on Friday with 2024 PFL Championship , which takes place at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and streams on ESPN+ . As has become tradition for the organization, $1 million checks will be issued to champions in six weight classes: Brendan Loughnane vs. Timur Khizriev (featherweight), Dakota Ditcheva vs. Taila Santos (women’s flyweight), Impa Kasanganay vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (light heavyweight), Magomed Umalatov vs. Shamil Musaev (welterweight), Brent Primus vs.

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Dan Hardy: Knockout loss to Anthony Joshua won’t affect Francis Ngannou as a brand or fighter

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:02:46 +0000

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Dan Hardy expects Francis Ngannou ’s boxing experience to serve him well against Renan Ferreira . Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3) takes on Ferreira (13-3) in Saturday’s PFL: Battle of the Giants ( DAZN / ESPN+ ) main event at The Mayadeen. Since parting ways with the UFC, Ngannou boxed twice – a controversial decision loss to Tyson Fury, followed by a knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in March. Despite Ngannou coming off the first knockout loss of his combat sports career, Hardy says the skills he acquired as a boxer will benefit him against the taller and rangier Ferreira. “I don’t really think it affected Ngannou as a brand in any way,” Hardy told MMA Junkie.

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Dan Hardy: Renan Ferreira dominating Francis Ngannou would put him in consideration as top heavyweight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:33:58 +0000

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Dan Hardy makes a case for Renan Ferreira being the best heavyweight in MMA if he can emphatically beat Francis Ngannou . Ferreira (13-3) meets former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3) in Saturday’s PFL: Battle of the Giants (DAZN/ ESPN+ ) main event at The Mayadeen. PFL has been promoting Ngannou vs. Ferreira as a fight to determine “The Baddest Man on the Planet,” but with UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall looking unbeatable as of late and heavyweight champion Jon Jones widely considered the greatest fighter of all time, many disagree with that narrative. Hardy believes an argument can be made for Ferreira if he’s able to look levels above Ngannou.

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PFL: Battle of the Giants commentary team, broadcast plans set for PPV event

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:35:01 +0000

The cornerstone event of PFL’s 2024 calendar takes place Saturday with PFL: Battle of the Giants , which goes down at the The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below. * * * *

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Top 10 English fighters in UFC history, ranked

BAD MMA News — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:26:35 +0000

Despite boxing being one of the most popular combat sports in England since arguably the mid-19th century, many forget that the country also has its own history when it comes to other martial arts like catch wrestling. Well before Billy Robinson was popularizing catch wrestling out of Wigan and helping influence future mixed martial arts pioneers like Kazushi Sakuraba and Josh Barnett, the term “catch as catch can” can be traced back to the 1300s in England. So, with a deceptively rich history in combat sports, it shouldn’t be a surprise that England eventually became one of the first countries to embrace MMA all the way back in its “no-holds-barred” days of the 1990s. The UFC’s first visit to the country was back at UFC 38 in 2002, but England wouldn’t produce an official UFC champion until UFC 199 in 2016. Since then, the country has continued to make serious strides in the sport, producing two impressive champions in the early-to-mid 2020s alone.

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Dan Hardy enjoying matchmaking role with PFL Europe: ‘It’s a different kind of challenge’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:33:54 +0000

A lot is going on with PFL, and former UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy is firmly involved in the promotion’s rapidly changing landscape. From purchasing Bellator in November, rebranding it as Bellator Championship Series, running its regular season, and more, PFL has many moving parts today. One of those parts has been the development of PFL Europe, which Hardy himself is overseeing. “Just the European region right now,” Hardy told MMA Junkie Radio when asked about his involvement in PFL from a promotional standpoint. “I’m (also) commenting Bellator and PFL global right now, but yeah, PFL Europe is my baby. I’m the one signing and matchmaking fighters.” Hardy, who’s mainly known for his time in the UFC as a welterweight contender, has been enjoying this new stage of his career.

PFL vs. Bellator broadcast team set: Chael Sonnen, Josh Thomson, Jonathan Coachman, more

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:52:20 +0000

The upcoming PFL vs. Bellator: Champions event marks the start of a new era, which will come with a new broadcast team. The event takes place Feb. 24 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+, DAZN, ESPNews)

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Dan Hardy can see Anthony Joshua panicking vs. Francis Ngannou, thinks he’s more beatable than Tyson Fury

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:29:21 +0000

Dan Hardy likes Francis Ngannou ’s chances against Anthony Joshua . Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou (0-1) takes on former heavyweight boxing champion Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) in a 10-round boxing match March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou battled Tyson Fury to a close split decision in his boxing debut this past October, when he was able to knock down the WBC champ. Ngannou’s performance shocked the combat sports world, but Hardy said Joshua knows what he’s up against now. “This is the benefit in AJ going second,” Hardy told TNT Sports Boxing . “There isn’t the surprise factor around Ngannou

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