Hathaway would fight Hardy – reluctantly
British welterweight hope John Hathaway believes that if his and Dan Hardy’s paths were to cross in the future, both would be professional enough to fight each other.
In October, Hathaway and Hardy both compete on the UFC 120 card, after Hathaway takes on Mike Pyle, with Hardy facing Carlos Condit in the night’s co-main event. While Hardy remains a 170lb contender despite defeat to Georges St-Pierre, after taking Hathaway’s undefeated MMA record to 14-0 against Diego Sanchez, he is tipped for a bright future.
In the UFC, with No. 3 welterweight Jon Fitch not keen to face No. 2 competitor and AKA colleague Josh Koscheck, the team-mate vs. team-mate or countryman vs. countryman debate is an ongoing issue. In a long line of ‘fighter loyalty’ examples, the Fitch/Koscheck problem is just the latest, with Anderson Silva unwilling to fight Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans reluctant to meet Keith Jardine.
Hathaway said, “I think there are enough people in the welterweight division to keep us away from each other to a certain extent. But me and Dan are both professionals, I would consider him a friend of mine, but it’s our job at the end of the day. I guess we would compete against each other if we had to. I always take the fights that they give me, train for them and fight hard.”
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