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UFC 105: Dan Hardy handles Mike Swick

Dan Hardy, front, lands a shot to Mike

Photo credit: UFC Photo

The prevailing thought heading into UFC 105 was the Dan Hardy-Mike Swick winner would get a shot at Georges St-Pierre's welterweight championship in 2010.

Hardy looked quite good inside the Octagon at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, winning a unanimous decision over Swick in a bout that was hard to score the first two rounds. Two judges scored the bout 30-27, with the third judge...

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