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UFC QUOTABLES: Dan Hardy talks about getting caught by a good punch from Carlos Condit at UFC 120, says he'll be back
Oct 17, 2010 - 12:01:03 PM UFC QUOTABLES: Dan Hardy talks about getting caught by a good punch from Carlos Condit at UFC 120, says he'll be back

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I did envision at some point taking the fight to the floor. I just didn't envision going there on my own, like what happened... I'm going to have to go back and watch the fight. I can remember parts of it. I also remember my coach having a word with me on the way to the hospital saying I wasn't putting my combinations together and stuff like that. I got caught. That's why it's a sport. It was a good punch... It's always nice to have that support. It's a small minority that always has something negative to say regardless of what happens, but to have 16,000 fans with that support, it makes a big difference. Losing is, in my opinion, the worst feeling in the world. I'm sure in the rest of my life I'll come across worse things, but it's right up there with the worst. [The crowd support] softens the blow a little bit – pardon the pun... It's a learning curve. 2010 wasn't my year. I've had two losses this year, and I've only had two losses back-to-back once (before). I'll get back on the horse and keep pushing forward. I'll be back."

-Dan Hardy talks to MMAJunkie.com about his knockout loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 120 in London.

Penick's Analysis: Carlos Condit believed, despite what Hardy may have thought about it, that he could hang with the Brit in the striking game, and that his striking may even be better. I think he proved that to be the case in that fight. The final exchange saw both fighters throw those left hooks simultaneously, but Condit's landed flush and landed harder, and it was Hardy on his way down and out. Hardy can work his way back up the ranks, but I don't know that he'll be able to get himself back into title contention, at least not anytime soon. It's going to take a major turnaround and he'll need to improve his game even further to get back up there.

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