Hardy reveals his “secret weapon”

British fighter Dan Hardy has revealed his ‘secret weapon’ ahead of his fight against Marcus Davis at UFC 99 in Germany on Saturday.

“I’ll stop him late second. He’ll get back to his corner at the end of the first and realise things aren’t going to go his way,” Hardy told Setanta Sports.

“He’ll lose heart, try to brawl, and then I’ll start tagging him until I land the shot that puts him to sleep. Everybody gets knocked out.”

Hardy claims his relentless training partner Jimmy Wallhead has helped make his takedown defence better.

He continued: “It appears Marcus is back on the weights and I believe he’s working on a gameplan to take me down – which is the smart thing to do,” said Hardy.

“If you look at us both and compare our skills, the best thing for him to do is to take me down.

“But I’ve got Jim Wallhead. I’ve wrestled with hundreds of sparring partners across the world and Jimmy is by far the toughest training partner you could ever want.

“He is the perfect training partner – he’ll always put the pressure on.

“We’ve got that base covered, and I’ve been working a lot of Jiu-Jitsu too and Muay Thai too. So I’ve got all bases covered.”

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