Dan Hardy booked to fight Deigo Sanchez; returns to fight after 10 years
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Dan Hardy and Diego Sanchez to fight in exhibition boxing match
After nearly a decade, MMA veteran Dan Hardy will put on his fighting gloves. The British fighter is set to take on fellow veteran, Diego Sanchez in a boxing match.
Diego Sanchez and Dan Hardy will meet each other on July 2 at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Both the fighters have fought in the UFC for a long time but will be facing each other for the first time. On his return, Hardy will step into a boxing ring and fight Sanchez in an eight, two-minute round match. The two MMA fighters are set to fight on the undercard of the event headlined by Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera.
Dan’s last fight in the UFC came in 2012 against Amir Sadollah at UFC on Fuel TV 5. Hardy stopped fighting after he was diagnosed with a Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern. Diego on the other hand is still fighting professionally in MMA. After being cut off from the UFC roster, Sanchez managed to land a fight against Kevin Lee at Eagle FC. Sanchez lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Hardy has been planning on returning to fight for a long time and it is finally going to happen. Dan also was in talks about a fight against former UFC champ Tyron Woodley for a boxing match.
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“He comes to scrap every time” Dan Hardy talks about fighting Diego Sanchez
After the announcement of the Hardy vs Sanchez boxing match, Dan spoke about his upcoming fight. Dan reveals that a fight against Sanchez was always in the making but just wasn’t materialized. “I was watching him fight the likes of Clay Guida at the Pearl, at the Palms. I’ve got some good memories of Diego’s fights,” said Hardy on his YouTube channel, Full Reptile.
“You know that you’re going to get with him. He’s an animal and comes to scrap every time.” Hardy is confident that he can stop Sanchez but is excited to experience a boxing match in his career. The fans are tuned in to watch the two veterans fight. Though Hardy never fought in the last 10 years, he has been very active in the fighting world, broadcasting events for UFC and also breaking down fights for BT Sport.
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