What Dan Hardy has said about Ultimate Fighting Championship
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 6, 2026
Dan Hardy, British former UFC welterweight, PFL commentator and former head of PFL Europe fighter operations, host of the Full Reptile podcast, has been quoted on Ultimate Fighting Championship 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on May 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Hardy attributes the decline of MMA's grassroots growth to the UFC's control and monopolization of the sport.
“I think the control and the monopolization of the sport by the UFC, unfortunately”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 32:28
Hardy contends the UFC is not currently acting as the custodian the sport needs and that more organizations are required.
“Unfortunately, in my opinion, the UFC is not the custodian of the sport that we need right now”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:24:18
Episodes
JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan HardyThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 6, 2026 · 2 h 53 min
Joe Rogan and Dan Hardy discuss Hardy's UFC exit over a Herb Dean stoppage, weight cutting, MMA commentary, fight analysis, scoring rules and the PFL.
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