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At the press conference for UFC 105, Hardy said Swick was a nice guy and didn’t feel the need to trash talk like he had prior to his fight with Marcus Davis at UFC 99. Then he decided to present Swick with a “runner-up” trophy at the podium.
“I actually got Mike a bit something so he didn’t leave England empty-handed, just something to remember his journey by,” the 27-year-old Brit said. “I’m gonna be busy after the fight, answering questions, and sorting a game plan for Georges St. Pierre, so thanks Mike.”
Swick later admitted he was a bit puzzled by the gesture, and promised to give the statue back after the fight.
“When guys play these kind of games, it’s either because they’re insecure and they’re trying to sell themselves, or they are that confident, I don’t know where he stands.”
I don’t like when fighters do this kind of stuff to play with the other fighters head. To me, it’s a sign of weakness and shows they are not confident.

Hardy started his career in England, working his way up the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship. It didn’t take long for the UFC to notice Hardy, and sign him to fight at UFC 89.
Since UFC 89, Hardy has won 11 of his 12 most recent fights. His next fight against Mike Swick at UFC 105, will most likely determine who will fight current welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.
“I don’t really think about (the title shot) much, to be honest,” he told MMAWeekly.com. “Swick is the next opponent and my focus is on fighting him. If the next opponent is GSP then so be it. I’ll fight anybody the UFC puts in front of me. The UFC puts the heads on the block and I just take ’em off.”

Mike Swick was going to fight at UFC 103, but injured himself while sparring with Josh Koscheck.

The Emelianenko vs Rogers fight last Saturday became the ninth most watched MMA fight in U.S. history.
Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive Vice Presidnet of CBS Primetime has this to say about the rating:
“First and foremost, there was huge interest in Fedor, and secondly, when it’s 11:00 and people are flipping around, it’s not surprising they might have joined in.”
Kahl also said that the increase may have coincided with the conclusion of Spike TV’s broadcast of UFC Main Events that played from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday night.
The complete broadcast of Fedor vs. Rogers, which concluded at 11:24 p.m., drew an average of 4.04 million viewers.