Dan Hardy

“I might be mouthy, but I'm never going to be mistreating a woman, a female employee - I would never. Anyone that's worked with me would know that. Anybody that knows me would know that.”

“John Wayne Parr is one of the best to ever do it.”

“I'm an MMA nerd that sits in my room and researches.”

“I'm not going to be beaten on reach by many people.”

“Articulating the sport, being a voice for the sport is something I would be foolish not to relish.”

“If the UFC is smart, they'll start throwing a bit more cash around so the fighters can reinvest more in the industry. That's ultimately where their money is going to go.”

“Mayweather is a very smart businessman and he knows there's no respect from the boxing world in beating Conor McGregor.”

“I would fight Koscheck at anything. Under any rules, any game, any sport, any how, I don't mind. I've never saw eye-to-eye.”

“As the adrenalin pumps, so time slows, so your reactions sharpen.”

“I love the UFC. I'm a huge fan.”

“I love my analyst job.”

“I love commentating and analyzing and training fighters.”

“The most important thing is to eat regularly. You need to stabilise your blood sugar levels so you're body's not struggling for calories when it needs them.”

“I like Alpha male footballers.”

“I enjoyed that role as a fighter with the red mohawk. But it was just one part of me.”

“I've fought a maths teacher, one of my sparring partners has a degree in biochemistry; there's a lot of brain in the octagon.”

“I pushed my heart more than most people ever will and it's never failed me.”

“I don't like Brock Lesnar and his idea of fun either.”

“I've seen a lot of tapes of Markham. He is an attacking fighter, he's got power in both hands and strikes powerfully. He's good to watch in that he takes two to land one, but the thing is I don't believe he's got the chin to adopt that style with me.”

“I owe nobody anything. I'm beholden to nobody.”