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MMA Fighting

Dan Hardy Reveals 'Nail In the Coffin' With UFC After 'Weird Exit'

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Dan Hardy speaks with MMA Fighting's Steven Marrocco following his departure from the UFC, explains what the nail in the coffin was that led to his exit from the promotion, when and where he hopes to have his long awaited return to competition, and more. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

So you confirmed your release. It came on Tuesday. I think you made the request

0:08.6

while you've been making the request for the last week or two. You do an

0:14.9

interview with Submission Radio. And if I'm not mistaken one day later, your

0:19.9

letter shows up. Yeah, quite a timeline. What do you make of that?

0:25.4

Well, I mean, you know, it's just nice. It's been resolved so quickly. I think

0:31.4

I think sometimes the best thing to do is to speak out publicly and it just

0:35.5

kind of brings attention to a situation. But you know, I mean, the thing is the

0:39.8

US they've got so many things going on. Like, it's easy for them to just kind

0:44.4

of tune me out and just just kind of get on there in the background asking for

0:48.0

asking for my release. And that's just kind of what it felt like. He's felt

0:51.6

like that since my job with the US, he's come to an end to like to get a hold

0:56.9

of anybody and get any kind of, you know, any kind of responses proven very

1:01.4

challenging. So I saw Diego's release letter a couple about a week ago. So

1:09.6

congratulations on an incredible career that has spanned over 16 years and 32

1:13.4

bouts with UFC. Your dedication to the sport of mixed martial arts and the

1:16.4

organization is greatly appreciated. As one of the early stars of MMA, you

1:20.4

helped shape the sport into what it is today. We wish you the best of luck in

1:23.4

your future endeavors. And thank you for all the amazing years and battles

1:26.6

you have given us. Did you say anything like that?

1:29.4

And no, no, absolutely not. What did you, what did you say?

1:34.3

Um, not a great deal to be honest. I just got my laptop and I was just

1:38.6

I don't know, I'll tell you. I mean, I wasn't even, it wasn't even

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