why UFC 99 Dan Hardy prevents the Irish Hand Grenade from exploding?”
Fight with Davis Dan Hardy fought and beat via split decision Marcus Davis at UFC 99 on June 13, 2009. The grudge between these two men began with the Irish-American Davis fighting in the UK against local fighters and defeating them all in spectacular fashion. Hardy stated that the UK was his home and he did not want Davis in it, building a fan base. It started to get personal when Hardy began openly insulting Davis calling him a fake Irishmen, and stating that Davis’ website looked like a St. Patrick’s day parade blew up.[12] Then on an underground mma site, Hardy encouraged fans to post photoshopped pictures of Davis in a homosexual fashion. The pictures upset Davis, causing him to confront Hardy at a UFC 99 press conference. The two continued to argue, but finally agreed to settle it in the cage.[13] After a three round war which could have gone either way, the judges at UFC 99 awarded the fight to Dan Hardy. Marcus Davis stormed out of the cage ignoring Hardy’s attempts to make pea
Dan Hardy and Marcus Davis entered their welterweight bout at UFC 99 with plenty of great soundbytes and quotes about their disgust for one another on their resumes. Once they finally stopped talking and started fighting, we saw something worthy of the talk. Davis controlled the fight on the ground but Hardy dominated at standup and won a split decision. All three judges scored the bout, 29-28. Hardy (22-6), who routinely insulted Davis as a “fake Irishman” and a “plastic Paddy,” tried to shake hands after the decision but Davis (21-6) wanted no part of it. “I don’t need friends, I need opponents,” Hardy said. In the first round, Davis took Hardy to the ground and controlled him for more than two minutes. But once the fighters got back to their feet, Hardy landed a huge right elbow that stunned and cut Davis near his left eye. In the second round, Hardy landed a huge left knee with 3:20 left that dropped Davis, but the Irish Hand Grenade regained his composure and kept his guard. Davis
