Monoxide
11-25-2009, 05:44 PM
http://www.cagepotato.com/report-gsp-vs-dan-hardy-slated-march-newark-%E2%80%94-wait-seriously
If MMA Fanhouse is to be believed (http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/11/25/ufc-targeting-georges-st-pierre-vs-dan-hardy-for-new-jerseys/), Georges St. Pierre (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/georges-st-pierre)'s next welterweight title defense against Dan Hardy (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Dan_Hardy) won't go down in Canada, Las Vegas, or the U.K. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the scrap will instead go down in March at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It would be the UFC's first visit to Jerz since UFC 78 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_78). Fanhouse offers the only possible explanation:
With neighboring New York likely to host a crucial vote on MMA sanctioning in 2010, the UFC's visit next door could also serve as a lobbying tool, giving New York legislators an up-close look at the organization and its financial impact in bringing an MMA fight night to the state.
Following UFC 105, Hardy told reporters (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10020&zoneid=1) "I’ll fight [GSP] in Canada, in Vegas, in the U.K., on the moon, in a phone box on the corner, in the car park. As long as he brings his belt along for me to take off, I don’t really mind. This is a great opportunity and I’ll fight him anywhere." He then added, "Well, anywhere but Newark, obviously. Good Lord, man, have you seen that place?"
If MMA Fanhouse is to be believed (http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/11/25/ufc-targeting-georges-st-pierre-vs-dan-hardy-for-new-jerseys/), Georges St. Pierre (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/georges-st-pierre)'s next welterweight title defense against Dan Hardy (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Dan_Hardy) won't go down in Canada, Las Vegas, or the U.K. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the scrap will instead go down in March at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It would be the UFC's first visit to Jerz since UFC 78 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_78). Fanhouse offers the only possible explanation:
With neighboring New York likely to host a crucial vote on MMA sanctioning in 2010, the UFC's visit next door could also serve as a lobbying tool, giving New York legislators an up-close look at the organization and its financial impact in bringing an MMA fight night to the state.
Following UFC 105, Hardy told reporters (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10020&zoneid=1) "I’ll fight [GSP] in Canada, in Vegas, in the U.K., on the moon, in a phone box on the corner, in the car park. As long as he brings his belt along for me to take off, I don’t really mind. This is a great opportunity and I’ll fight him anywhere." He then added, "Well, anywhere but Newark, obviously. Good Lord, man, have you seen that place?"