Dan Hardy Explains Desire To Return To UFC, Fight Nick Diaz

Former UFC title contender Dan Hardy has the itch back to compete for the UFC.

Hardy explained his desire and choice in future opponent during an appearance on Submission Radio recently.

On Matt Brown fight not happening

“Well, I just saw today that he’s been matched with Lima. So, I don’t know what’s going on there. And they’ve kind of booked him as far back as they have either. I mean, he’s 19^th of June. It’s the last fight card that the UFC have got on their schedule. It’s the only fight on the card at the moment. So, I don’t know what’s going on there. I’m trying to get in contact with the UFC and it’s proving very difficult at the moment. So, social media is the best way of going about it. And I’ve got (shows list of 15 names he wants), there you go. That’s my 15 names on my list. That’s my hitlist. I’ve got a list there. But there’s a list there of 15 guys there that at any point in the next couple of years I’d be happy to fight. And that I’d be very much appreciative of their competition as well, cause they’re all formidable individuals and all people that feel like I could find a way to beat. Which very much excites me. So, I’ll work down the list. I mean, Matt Brown is the one I want, cause he makes sense.

Nick Diaz being number 2 on the list

“Nick Diaz is my priority. I mean, a Diaz brother would be great, just cause I love their vibe, I love their trash talk and I think I could get inside their head the way they get inside other people’s head. And I always think their game has been, you know, over-celebrated, shall we say? They’re good, but they’re not technically great. They’re kind of sloppy. They’ve got good Jiu Jitsu of course, but they don’t have any means of getting you to the ground without slapping the hell out of you like they did McGregor. I just think, you know, Diaz, the Diaz brothers have got such a name, and Nick’s been out for so long. And this is the thing that people forget. Like, he’s been out in the bars in Vegas, and I’ve been sitting octagon-side studying the sport and watching it grow. I feel like I’ve been absorbing souls. Like what’s his name off Mortal Kombat. Every fight I’ve watched I’ve absorbed something from it. And I do it on a daily basis. I watched the Canelo fight against Yildirim 12 times yesterday and I got a lot from that. Like, the amount of information in my brain. If I can communicate 10 percent of that into any combat sport, I’m feeling confident I could beat every single name on that list.”