Dan Hardy: The UFC 204 UG interview

UG correspondent Jonathan Shrager conducts his regular pre-event catch up with UFC color commentator and fighter Dan Hardy to discuss a variety of subjects including:
•Hardy’s projected timeframe for a return to the Octagon;
•His gift of communicating the fight game to the masses;
•His firsthand experience of Michael Bisping’s evolution from novice to UFC champion;
•His predictions for Saturday’s main and co-main event;
•”Inside The Octagon” feedback, and much more.

Dan Hardy, Dominick Cruz, and Robin Black are leading the sport towards more detailed and informed commentary and analysis from a technical perspective. Hardy revealed that Eddie Alvarez watched my breakdown before beating Rafael dos Anjos, and declared it “the biggest compliment of my career.”

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 will be held on October 8, 2016, at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping (185) vs. Dan Henderson (184)
Vitor Belfort (186) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185)
Jimi Manuwa (205) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (205)
Daniel Omielanczuk (239) vs. Stefan Struve (265)
Mirsad Bektic (144) vs. Russell Doane (145)
Prelim Card (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Iuri Alcantara (136) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
Davey Grant (135) vs. Damian Stasiak (135)
Leon Edwards (169) vs. Albert Tumenov (169)
Ian Entwistle vs. Rob Font (134) ***Entwistle withdraws due to injury, fight cancelled***
Marc Diakiese (156) vs. Lukasz Sajewski (156) ***moved up from Fight Pass prelims due to Entwistle illness***
Prelim Card (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
Mike Perry (170) vs. Danny Roberts (170)
Adriano Martins (155) vs. Leonardo Santos (156)