St. Pierre vs. Hardy
The main event of Saturday’s UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy event is the UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Georges St. Pierre and Dan Hardy.
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Strengths: St. Pierre has many strengths and his overall ability is up to par with any fighter in the world based on weight class. A true athlete in every sense of the word,
Weaknesses:
Last Five Fights:
Unanimous decision win over Thiago Alves at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009
Fourth Round TKO win over B.J. Penn at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009
Unanimous decision win over Jon Fitch at UFC 87 on Aug. 9, 2008
Second round TKO win over Matt Serra at UFC 83 on April 19, 2008
Second round submission win over Matt Hughes at UFC 79 on Dec. 29, 2007.
Dan Hardy (23-6):
Strengths: Hardy has relished in the underdog role, winning his last two big fights when he wasn’t favored by oddsmakers, but this time, he is the major underdog. Hardy is all about striking, as his powerful hands and knees make him a threat to win any fight. Hardy has nothing to lose in this bout as everyone expects him to be beaten, yet he has won his last seven fights and defeated some respectable fighters in Mike Swick and Marcus Davis.
Weaknesses: Hardy seems to be only able to win this fight with striking, and his takedown defense is not strong enough to keep
Last Five Fights:
Unanimous decision win over Mike Swick at UFC 105 on Nov. 14, 2009
Split decision win over Marcus Davis at UFC 99 on June 13, 2009
First round KO win over Rory Markham at UFC 95 on Feb. 21, 2009
Split decision win over Akihiro Gono at UFC 89 on Oct. 18, 2008
Second round TKO win over Daniel Weichel at UF-Punishment on May 3, 2008
Who will win: St. Pierre looks to be too much for Hardy. Hardy could win by knockout, but we wouldn’t put our money on it.
Additional Line: Over/Under 16 minutes for fight length. Over (+110) and Under (-150)
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Posted: 3/25/10 6:17PM ET