Dan Hardy on Carlos Condit: "My biggest concern is he'll fight a Greg Jackson style fight."
by Giada Esposito on October 12, 2010

When Dan Hardy steps into the Octagon to meet Carlos Condit on October 16 at UFC 120, he will be facing his second Greg Jackson trained opponent in as many fights.

Greg Jackson, of course, is the trainer of a number of highly-regarded MMA fighters known for strong wrestling skills, including UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.

The last time Hardy faced a Jackson trained fighter things didn't turn out too well for him, as he was repeatedly taken down, controlled on the ground, and very nearly submitted by St. Pierre at UFC 111 before losing a frustrating decision. 

Hardy, who makes no secret that what he enjoys the most is fast-paced standup action, the sort of fight where his dangerous striking can make a big impact, is not thrilled at the prospect of seeing Jackson in Condit's corner.

"My biggest concern is that he'll fight a Greg Jackson style fight and run away for 15 minutes," Hardy told MMAFighting.com. "It's not that I don't like Greg Jackson's style but I don't like fighting guys he trains because they always take the safest route and that gets boring, they want to send it to the judges and that gets boring after a while."

Hardy's words seem to echo recent sentiments expressed by Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who complained about the "boring" style of Jackson's fighters after losing a decision to Rashad Evans, another Jackson product, at UFC 114. 

Be that as it may, Hardy says he has been working hard on improving both his wrestling and his submission skills after his experience against St. Pierre.

"I've definitely improved my wrestling (since facing St. Pierre)," Hardy said. "I've spent the last few months working on my wrestling and jiu-jitsu, I have a new jiu-jitsu coach who's one of the best in the world and he's added a lot to my game. Don't be surprised if I take Condit down and choke him out."

Hardy also floated the idea of some possible future matchups for himself, although he's quick to say he's not looking past Condit.

"I know Chris Lytle has expressed interest in fighting me," Hardy said, "and there's also the winner of the Matt Hughes-BJ Penn fight, that would be a good one as well."

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 |  (61) Comments horizontalcracker: He's probably saying this in the hopes of scaring Condit out of it in case that's what he planned on doing. Smart. JujitsWho: Why don't you say what you mean Hardy.....I'll translate: "I just don't want him to wrestle. As you know, I'm a British fighter and have no wrestling skill whatsoever. Instead of actually training in that area, I perfer to put on a high school wrestling siglet and act like AC Slater from Saved by the Bell. Is it funny? Sure. Is it productive? Well, you tell me. Have you seen my shot? My single leg is now on GSPs level." I like Hardy and all, but I want Condit to smash him......Hardy needs to be smashed. But he wont be. Hardy has the better chin, better hands, and WAY more power. Bad night for Condit me thinks Wandering_Minstrel: Condit is a very tough dude to finish. I also think that Hardy is fooling himself if he thinks he'll be able to submit Condit. Still, I'll be realistic here and agree that Hardy is most likely the victor of this fight, although I would much rather see Condit walk away with the W. thug4less: HAHAHAHAH! Man, hindsight truly is a bitch! Mickey knox: Maybe thinking Condit would fight a "Jackson style fight", was a big part of what got his ass KO'd, well that, and underestimating Condits striking and power, can't blame him too much though, I sure did. B_Type13X2: His biggest concern should have been his right hand. Many I picked this one wrong... JujitsWho: But at what point does just doing enough start losing you fans. Everyone knows GSP is a great wrestler, but people are starting to forget that he is capable of being a great finisher too! He could have finished every fight he's been in the last 2 years, but has chose to play it safe. After a while, that starts to piss people off.......me included. Especially when you KNOW they are capable of so much more. Fitch is a prime example.....I used to love him...............now I hope he gets KFTO every fight JujitsWho: When Fitch fights I take a 15 minute nap mike5k: GSP is taking some heat for his strategies but for the most part is still hugely popular, winning fights, and making tons of money. I don't particularly care for his latest style but it's working for him so I wouldn't expect him to change. Matt Serra went to Indianapolis and stood with Chris Lytle. He lost AND got criticized for employing a game plan that played into Lytle's strength. I personally enjoyed the fight and commended Serra for it but Serra isn't fighting for the title anymore. Continuing to be fun to watch is what will keep him relevant. In GSP's case, he'd be risking an awful lot by changing what he's doing. D_V: I wonder if GH could take Kang? I used to think he'd just overpower him but I'm not sure anymore. I think Kang would kick him and it would throw GH off. D_V: ya, let the 15 year olds handle the food. GH can sit in the corner and salt the fries once in a while and burn himself on the deep frier He's not ready to handle food prep. JujitsWho: Hows that going BTW? You're still training with that Fairtex trained guy right? JujitsWho: Damn, thats tight work. I guess I need to start looking for a gym up that way too. Was gonna hit the Gracie/Barra here, but things have changed a bit JujitsWho: Yeah, I was looking around this morning, and there are some good places up that way. Plus there are some legit training camps in Montreal too, so there will be a lot of people coming through. Could be good. Been almost six months since I've been on the mats.........I'm going crazy lol JujitsWho: GH, I have to agree with Kangers here. That was a pretty weak effort.......you need to move to a real flaming training camp instead of training like BJ Penn GO HARD: also jits... get out my argument, i dont like that little bitch and he sound like a lesbain. and hell he look like one too. JujitsWho: I know you aint talking to me like that MOFO!!!! lol snuff: Don't we have an ultimate forums fight league or something? GO HARD: last time go hard talked to kang = shogun KOing Machida/ yeah talk to me now bitch Little_Kang: Hey GH have you ever ACTUALLY met a fighter? Not at some event or autograph signing? Hey GH how long have you been training? What's your belt? Every train with anyone of importance? Ever compete? Hey GH have you ever been front row judging an mma event? Have you ever been backstage to see what goes on for mma events? I have to all the above. Wandering_Minstrel: GH and LK... you both need to simmer down. There's no need for name-calling. I don't want a "he started it first"... if I wanted that I could volunteer to watch my siblings at home. Respect your differences and move on. If you really can't stand each other then I suggest ignoring each other.
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