Dan Hardy
The English welterweight has a large following largely thanks to his entertaining fighting style and fan friendly demeanour. The ‘Outlaw’ has also fought at the pinnacle of the UFC Welterweight division, which culminated in a challenge for George St-Pierre’s title, a challenge Hardy lost.
Before his UFC career, Hardy plied his trade in Japan, the UK and the US, winning the Cage Warriors Welterweight championship along the way.
His MMA debut was a loss to Lee Doski in June 2004, but Hardy rebounded from that to become one of the top fighters to ever come out of the UK to date.