(Props: MMA Scraps)
The UFC’s latest “Primetime” series premiered on Spike TV Wednesday night, whereupon we learned that Dan Hardy is a mouthy British punk and Georges St. Pierre is a determined, focused professional athlete. If that sounds like an oversimplification of the matter, that’s because it is. It’s also the angle that “Primetime” spent the better part of a half-hour hammering into our skulls.
The good news is the show garnered an average audience of about one million people, making it the most-watched episode since the series began with the GSP-BJ Penn showdown in January of 2009. In terms of cold hard numbers and objective reality, the newest incarnation of the show would appear to be a success. When it comes to telling us anything new about the fighters, and avoiding the empty phrases and broad stroke storytelling that is so often the worst part of fight-hyping TV shows, there’s nothing spectacular here.
Then again, what do we expect? The role of these types of shows is to give us something about each guy that we can latch onto, something to serve as an easy stand-in for an actual identity, and then contrast one fighter with his opponent as much as possible. It’s not exactly a genre that lends itself to complexity. Instead it’s a genre that involves a lot of looking into a camera and talking about how you’re going to beat the other guy up, which is exactly what we got from episode one.
Just out of curiosity, anyone feeling like this fight is going to be more competitive now that you’ve been officially pumped full of hype? I mean, Hardy did shake hands with Matt Serra at the end, right? For a guy who’s being given nothing more than the slimmest of puncher’s chances, there may be no better mentor.
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Fri, 03/12/10 - 10:51
Hardy by TKO, rd 2.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 10:52
fuckin' firsted, bitches.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 10:53
While you were watching the video, I was firsting your bitch asses because I'd already watched it. Hardy is training with Serra. He's gonna give GSP the ol' clippy clappy and it'll be one and done for the Outlaw.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 10:57
^^^ dude, what's the the preoccupation with fisting... you should hand out with War Machine. ;)~
Fri, 03/12/10 - 10:57
I hope Dan hardy fucks GSP up. We all know CagePotato hates British fighters , I just hope he fucks GSP up :-)
Fri, 03/12/10 - 10:57
I think GSP figured our Serra in the 2'nd fight (if you can even call it that). If Hardy thinks that the little Fairy can add anything to his game beyond screaming when performing throws, he is sadly mistaken. This is only going to make GSP laugh and later smash the mohawk off Hardy's head.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:01
R.I.P. Dan Hardy.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:17
As a big fan of chaos, I'm really hoping to see Hardy pull off some wild upset. Just to see the masses of keyboard warriors collectively shit their panties.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:20
Hardy, sorry brah. I'm not emotionally invested in either guy, but GSP's just too complete. Hoping for a magic knock upside the head is like saying "I hope to get lucky." GSP's airtight; rear-naked late round 1.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:21
As a New Yorker, all I can say think that Dan Hardy was breaking the law by driving while talking on his cell phone w/o an ear piece. That's illegal, buddy.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:24
I just watched this. Everything about Hardy's gameplan seems really, really, really stupid. WTF can Matt Serra possibly teach him? How to fall ass-backwards into good luck? This guy is going to fucking die.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:25
Gut feeling for Hardy. Everyone loses the belt eventually.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:42
There isn't a welterweight alive who can beat GSP right now. He will be bigger, stronger and will wrestle/ground and pound his way to a stoppage.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 11:59
I literally started laughing my ass off when they showed Dan Hardy and Matt Serra together. This guy is a joke. He's a 27 year old man with a dyed mohawk, for christ's sake. GSP was right when he said that his opponents need to get new material though. This shit is getting ridiculous. the guy has been dropped, Not knocked out mind you, 1 fucking time in 20 fights and Dan Hardy and his old striking coach thinks he has a glass jaw. Where do these british fighters get their striking coaches by the way? These guys look like a bunch of old drunks they pulled out of some pub. The only thing that worries me about this fight is that GSP seemed a little too confident during the episode, and the last time he got too cocky he lost. Little comments like how he could out grapple him one round and out strike him in another round led me to believe he might try something stupid instead of just smash Hardy in round 1, pick up his paycheck, and leave.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:00
@Dubbayoo "As a New Yorker, all I can say think that Dan Hardy was breaking the law by driving while talking on his cell phone w/o an ear piece. That's illegal, buddy." They don't call him the outlaw for nothing! I always assumed he committed assault and other violent crimes, of course. But I guess vehicular offenses count, technically speaking.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:06
Yeah , You seem to know alot about MMA. (Sarcasm end) And the striking coaches may look like bums , But they seem to do the job :-) TUF 9 , UFC 105. UFC 108. Hazelett woken up yet btw ??
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:09
Serra will teach Hardy the secret art of softening up your opponent's knees with your ribs
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:22
Just an observation: I think it is amazing how many MMA fans think one particular fighter is unstoppable. Everyones reign ends eventually and it will be to an underdog when you are champion. I can give you way more examples of crazy, odds smashing, underdog wins than you can give me 7 time defending champions.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:42
JoseMonkey, thank you for not making fun of my typo. I'm very sensitive!
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:44
this primetime show is very entertaining....fuck i cant wait for the second episode!
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:46
and if Hardy wins, everybody is gona shit their pants
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:57
Even if by some stretch Hardy would win, he won't instantly become some mega-star any more than Matt Serra did. Buster Douglas wasn't the most feared man on the planet after he beat Tyson. It was an upset, for sure, but Tyson remained the draw and Douglas slipped into obscurity, like Serra, after his next fight. And for God's sake, don't argue that Matt Serra is relevant. I just don' like Hardy's smugness after the string of so-so fights. I really couldn't pick between GSP and Alves, but after seeing how he handled that fight... I will be shocked when GSP loses.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 12:58
Dude, everyone needs to chill with the "GSP may overlook this fight, so Hardy will win!' shit. He already DID pay for overlooking a fight (Sorry Serra, that's the only reason you won), and there's no doubt in my mind that Greg Jackson is reminding him of this on a daily basis leading up to this fight. And @ danomite: "These guys look like a bunch of old drunks they pulled out of some pub." You say that like it's a bad thing! I'd love to learn to fight from an old British drunk.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 01:16
I don't know. I always been a fan of GSP.. Or always is a bad word. Since i saw him compete for the first time. Think it was against Jay hieron. (missed the fight with Karo watched it later though). I think he is good for the sport of mma. He is a truly friendly and nice guy and if you seen his ufc all access you just gotta love that guy. I just think that he seems to be a great guy and a really good athlete/mixed martial artist.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 01:22
lol tardy good call going to Serra
Fri, 03/12/10 - 02:11
Pumped full of something.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 02:28
GSP Round 1 Win: Sweep the leg Georges! Get him a body bag! YEAH!
Fri, 03/12/10 - 02:50
"There isn't a welterweight alive who can beat GSP right now. He will be bigger, stronger and will wrestle/ground and pound his way to a stoppage." NICK DIAZ would beat the shit out of gsp on the feet and could submit him once gsp reverts to his boring ass wrestling like he always does, another reason the ufc's not getting my money for this fight. I'd pay to see a FIGHT, not a wrestling match.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 03:10
Wrestling is part of a fight no? It is mixed martial arts not just BJJ/striking. =)
Fri, 03/12/10 - 04:25
I'm putting $20 on Hardy. Call me crazy but I think he's gonna knock GSP out in the 1st round.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 04:50
I have never seen GSP that intense during the pre fight hype. No smiling, no beating around the bush, he was confident and he looked pissed. Bad news for Dan Hardy. It also looked like GSP might have like a 48" vertical. Wesley snipes was wrong after all.
Fri, 03/12/10 - 10:23
Hardy could barely hang with Swick or Davis. GSP's gonna shoot and smash.
Sat, 03/13/10 - 01:08
"I'm putting $20 on Hardy. Call me crazy but I think he's gonna knock GSP out in the 1st round." If you've got an extra 20 bucks cluttering up your mansion I'm sure a billion to one will be a fun distraction. I agree. There's an outside/punchers chance. GSP has fucked up before. "NICK DIAZ would beat the shit out of gsp on the feet and could submit him once gsp reverts to his boring ass wrestling ..." French people are not allowed to speak or express opinions in English unless specifically instructed to!
Sat, 03/13/10 - 07:07
Dan Hardy should get a ticket for using his cellphone while driving in the state of New York
Sun, 03/14/10 - 10:32
GSP is going to knock the red off of Hardy's mohawk. Nothing against Hardy, the UK, or a puncher's chance, but GSP is fucking legendary and in his prime.
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