Dan Hardy-Duane Ludwig Slotted For UFC 146

[No More Sorrow]

Former title challenger Dan Hardy (23-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC) will look to end his lengthy UFC losing skid against Duane "Bang" Ludwig (21-12 MMA, 4-3 UFC).

UFC officials today announced the welterweights have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 146.

The event takes place May 26 in Las Vegas at MGM Grand Garden Arena, likely with a heavyweight headliner between champion Junior Dos Santos and top contender Alistair Overeem.

The main card airs on pay-per-view, and prelims are expected to stream on FX. It's not clear where Hardy vs. Ludwig will be placed in the lineup.

Hardy returns from a nine-month layoff that followed a submission loss to Chris Lytle. It marked a fourth straight defeat for the Brit, who opened his UFC career with four consecutive wins before a championship loss to titleholder Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111. After the Lytle loss, UFC president Dana White said the organization wouldn't cut Hardy because of his crowd-pleasing style, but the fighter, who's recently visited various camps, surely finds himself in a must-win situation now.

Ludwig, meanwhile, was kept from a third straight UFC win when Josh Neer put him to sleep in a UFC on FX 1 co-headliner back in January. Ludwig, a veteran fighter who also owns a 43-7-1 pro-kickboxing record, had defeated Nick Osipczak and Amir Sadollah after he moved from lightweight to welterweight.

No better motivator than to be fighting for your job, still don't think Hardy can win here though.

 

[The Cork]

No idea how Hardy is still in the UFC, good fight though, stand up war.

 

[No More Sorrow]

I have no idea, he should've been cut a while back.