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"If it starts fast, [GSP will] get knocked out fast. If he takes his time, he might get knocked out in a later round... It depends on him, really, and what kind of pace he wants to push... It's just about doing what I do. If I'm too concerned about his gameplan, I'm never going to apply my own... My intention is just to go out there and do what I always do in fights and try and put people on the canvas. Obviously I know what he's good at and what he can do, and I'm confident that the skills that I've got are more than enough to get the job done... I wish, to be honest, that I could sit and watch the show myself, but I'll be busy getting ready for the fight. It's a great card, and obviously being the main event, that's fantastic. I can't wait to get that belt around my waist. I'm real excited."
-Dan Hardy talks to MMAJunkie.com about how he sees his main event fight with Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111 going down.
Penick's Analysis: You can't fault the man for his confidence and bravado, that's for sure. I have a hard time seeing the fight going the way he does, but belief in your abilities can take you a long way and it's not out of the realm of possibility for the upset to happen. It would be one of most shocking upsets I believe we would have ever seen should it happen, but just seeing the way GSP continues to improve from fight to fight I can't help but feel Hardy is in a ton of trouble in this fight. If he can make it more competitive than some believe it will be it will be a big feat in and of itself, but either way he's getting some to believe in him and back him in this fight and it makes for a more intriguing main event Title fight.
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