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UFC confirms GSP will defend title against Hardy in March LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainMMA on TSNeotText SizeMEMPHIS Tenn Canadian Georges St Pierre will defend his welterweight title against Englands Dan (The Outlaw) Hardy in March the UFC confirmed FridayThe news came during a questionandanswer session with Hardy prior to the UFC 107 weighin at the FedEdForum The fight is scheduled for March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark NJ home of the NHLs DevilsHardy (236 with one no contest) earned his title shot when he won a decision over Mike (Quick) Swick at UFC 105 last month in Manchester EnglandSt Pierre (192) last fought at UFC 100 in July when he won a decision over Thiago AlvesHardy acknowledges he will be the underdog against the 28yearold champion from Montreal but predicted an upset winTwentyfive minutes is a long time to keep my fists off his face Hardy told fansHardys strength is his striking and he suggested St Pierre is too smart to stand with himHe knows whats coming He knows theres a left hook with his name on it and some time in the 25 minutes Ill land it he added Im expecting him to take me down and at some point Ill end up on my back and Ill fight from that position But when youre fighting GSP you accept at some point youre going to get taken down But GSPs got to now accept the fact that when youre fighting me youre going to get hit in the face over and over againHes not superhuman he added I just have to hit him on the button Thats all I need to do And 25 minutes is a long timeStill Hardy acknowledged that the prospect of a title fight after just four UFC bouts is still kind of surreal to be honestI never expected it he said of the championship bout I really didnt Its just an honour to be here I put four decent wins together but theres a lot more to come yet And Im going to test a few more things out on GSP and when I start my title defences thats when its going to get really excitingHardy who fights at 170 pounds said he currently weighs 202 poundsMy coachs told me if I get back to the UK next week over 200 pounds that hes moving in with me So no burgers next week Ive got to start dietingNewark hosted UFC 78 in November 2007log inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 62 Yeahs3 BoosYeahBooChamboDecember 24 2009 204PMGSP is in the weakest division in the UFC and if you think thats not tru you dont even know what MMA is name 3 big fighters he has fought against and won and dont even say BJ PENN who walked into that...