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"Feeling very frustrated today. No excuses, sometimes you just dont win. I hate having boring fights though," Hardy wrote. "I want to fight again. I feel like I've been robbed of the reward at the end of training camp."
Hardy continued, saying he wanted "an oldschool shootout with a guy that wants to throw down."
"Screw the rankings, records are for DJs," he said. "Win in a blaze of glory or go out on my shield. Someone like Mr. Lytle."
Lytle was knocked off of his track towards a title shot in February when he accepted a fight against late replacement Brian Ebersole at UFC 127. Coming in as the overwhelming favorite, Lytle was beaten by the debuting Ebersole, and took some punishment in the process. However, hearing Hardy's desire to fight him, Lytle says he's game.
"I think it would be awesome," Lytle told Duane Finley at BloodyElbow.com. I know exactly how he feels. He wants to go out there and fight. Just get out there and bang. He didn't get to do that in his last fight and I'm all about it. Let's do it!"
Penick's Analysis: This would probably be the perfect fight for both fighters. Lytle's taken a ton of punishment throughout his career, but he's always game to go out and have the type of fight that Hardy wants to have. Hardy hasn't fared well against wrestlers in the division, and that is his glaring weakness, but Lytle, despite what would be a significant ground advantage, would likely oblige Hardy in the stand up war he so desperately craves. It could be a highly entertaining slug fest with one of the two finding themselves outside of the UFC at the end of the night.
[Dan Hardy art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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