Dan Hardy vs Rory Markham UFC 95 fight rumored for London show
by MMAmania.com on Nov 26, 2008 11:33 AM EST
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An explosive match up between heavy-handed welterweights Dan Hardy (20–6) and Rory Markham (16-4) is in the works for UFC 95 from the O2 Arena in London, England, on February 21, according to MMAWeekly.com.
Hardy lived up to his billing as the top British 170-pound prospect in his Octagon debut with a hard-fought split decision win over the crafty Akihiro Gono at UFC 89: "Bisping vs. Leben" last month.
With the win, "The Outlaw" kept his red hot win streak intact, taking nine of his last 10 fights. And the lone loss during that span was because of a disqualification. It won’t get any easier, however, for the former Cage Warriors welterweight champion … he has essentially been thrown into the deep end in a very deep division right off the bat.
Markham is a super tough competitor who has also been on a tear of his own of late. The former International Fight League (IFL) welterweight standout continued that success within the eight-sided cage, kicking off his UFC career with a bang … literally.
He nearly decapitated Brodie Farber at UFC Fight Night 14 back in July, earning "Knockout of the Night" honors for the scary finish. It has to rank among the best knockouts of the 2008 fight campaign.
But that’s Markham’s MO -- the Miletich-trained fighter has never gone the distance in 20 professional fights -- win or lose -- since his pro debut back in 2003. He comes to scrap and leaves it all on the table … just ask notable opponents such as Mike Pyle, Brad Blackburn and, of course, Mr. Farber.
For more on UFC 95, which could feature middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a light heavyweight main event special attraction, click here.
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Nice this is exactally the fight I wanted to see. Markham is coming off that HUGE head kick against Brodie Farber and Hardy just picked up the big win over Gono. Should be a good one.
by DB on Nov 26, 2008 11:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hardy is not as heavy handed as Rory but probly more technical, So this will be the usual Markham fight where he gets lit up early but gets the KO.
by NameNotRequired on Nov 26, 2008 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Was Markham’s KO that kick to the face? If that was it, then yea that was pretty nasty.
by c-war on Nov 26, 2008 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes sir…that would be it. Right on the button!Brutal KO
by Psyqo78®™ on Nov 26, 2008 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
good fight, chef, I left a comment for you in the couture “life” thread!
if it’s out of moderation!
by kevin on Nov 26, 2008 11:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
hey guys, just want to put a public thank you out to mania for putting the comment bar back over to the right! It’s very helpful when trying to track new comments…ask and you shall recieve I guess, thanks mania!
happy thanksgiving guys, for all you gamblers, I picked all 3 favorites and all 3 over for tomorrow! I also think texas will cover the 35 against a&m!
by kevin on Nov 26, 2008 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Texas is losing to A&M Kevin, at least I am hopin, big Sooner fan here.
by James S on Nov 26, 2008 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hardy is my boy! Should be a good fight, they really have just through him in the deep end if he get the win i would love to see him fight marcus davis or paul taylor
by ukmma on Nov 26, 2008 11:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Should be a good fight! Markham is always exciting to watch!
by JV on Nov 26, 2008 11:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
should be a sick scrap. dont have a favorite, just wanna see it because it should be exciting.
by allamerican on Nov 26, 2008 11:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed but i’m going with Hardy on this one
by O damn he got caught on Nov 26, 2008 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im thinking the same as you “o damn…”
by allamerican on Nov 26, 2008 12:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I’m back. Can anyone fill me in on the major things that have happened in the last 45 days or so? I know about the PPV results and stuff, so anything other than that will suffice.
by the_mexicutioner on Nov 26, 2008 1:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Possible HW fight between Couture/Liddell
Fitch getting fired from the UFC for not signing the Video Game contract! But then rehired for signing the contract!
Werdum was let go!
Jake Shields wants to come to the UFC!
Cung Le has about 3 movies lined up and probably wont fight at all in 2009!
Golden Boy is going to put Margarito/Mosley on Jan. 24th on HBO! That fight being on the same day of Affliction is going to kill them!
Cant think of much else?
by JV on Nov 26, 2008 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man. I hope Sheilds signs, and I thought Golden Boy was suppost to be in a partnership of some sort with Affliction? WTF?
by the_mexicutioner on Nov 26, 2008 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mex, it was something about Affliction acting like they had a partnership with Golden Boy. All to distract people from them postponing their card from Oct. to Jan.
by JV on Nov 26, 2008 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What ever became of Junie Browning?
by the_mexicutioner on Nov 26, 2008 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Junie is fighting Efrain for a spot at the finals! Hes training at Xtreme Couture now.
by JV on Nov 26, 2008 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man. I just read the new post of the semi’s for TUF. I’d like to see Efrain beat Junie to set up a match against Nover.
by the_mexicutioner on Nov 26, 2008 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who the hell is going to skip the Affliction card to watch Shane Mosley get his ass kicked the guy can’t compete with Margarito at this point in his career.It’s a waste of time.
by Robert on Nov 26, 2008 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Im skipping Affliction! I will never waste money on an Org. that is going under! Besides theres only one fight I want to see and thats Fedor/AA! Im still a boxing fan so Margarito/Mosley on HBO is bad@ss for me!
by JV on Nov 26, 2008 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But JV they have Ozzy this time!
by NameNotRequired on Nov 26, 2008 3:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL! Ozzy, that guy cant even talk anymore! That seals it even more for me!
by JV on Nov 26, 2008 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
JV that is the most ignorant statement ever… why does it matter if theyre going under? so if you had several of your favorite fighters on the card you wouldnt watch it? right…
by brendan on Nov 26, 2008 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good fight! Tough one to pick. These are both super tough guys.
by Chris on Nov 26, 2008 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah agreed this is a nice fight, however i really want some big fights on this card!
Liddell v jardine 2 please!!!!!!!
a silva v ???
mir/noguira loser v couture
its not a huge ask after the last few cards in the uk!!
by mo on Nov 26, 2008 6:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have heard that Hardy could be facing Karo Parisyon or Diego Sanchez. Hardy is a stand out fighter and at 26 has a good chance of being a future champ, he keeps getting better and better!
by Zulu on Nov 27, 2008 3:55 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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