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Dan HardyBritish former UFC welterweight, PFL commentator and former head of PFL Europe fighter operations, host of the Full Reptile podcast

• Hardy says his successful proposal to the PFL was adding elbows, which the promotion had previously banned.

  “The one that stuck was introducing elbows. Like when I first started working with the PFL, we didn't have elbows because”

  The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:40:40

• Hardy says the PFL has long been its own worst enemy, though he is positive about its new direction.

  “I love the PFL, but PFL's been its own worst enemy for many, many years, right?”

  The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:37:07

• Hardy says he has proposed a masters division to the PFL so veteran fighters can face fair matchups.

  “You know what I've suggested, as well as a thousand other things that I've suggested to the PFL, but a master's division”

  The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:18