Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle Set For UFC on Versus 5 Main Card

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Back in late March, not long after a lopsided loss to Anthony Johnson, Dan Hardy was looking for an opponent that would offer up an exciting fight. He called out one Chris Lytle, who immediately accepted the challenge. Just over a month later, the UFC got on board and decided to book it for the main card at UFC on Versus 5:

Dan Hardy (23-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and Chris Lytle (30-18-5 MMA, 9-10 UFC), who both are coming off losses, have agreed to meet at the upcoming event, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed following multiple reports of the fight.

UFC on Versus 5 takes place Aug. 4, and the event now is set for the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The night's main card, including Hardy vs. Lytle, airs live on Versus.

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Hardy has dropped three in a row in the octagon (to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111, Carlos Condit at UFC 120, and the above-mentioned Johnson at UFC Fight Night 24), while Lytle is looking to rebound from an entertaining but surprising loss to late replacement Brian Ebersole at UFC 127. Before that, he had strung four wins in a row together and was pushing into the upper echelon at 170. This fight could be the UFC swan song for Hardy, and it could define Lytle's place in the promotion going forward. This card is quickly becoming very good.