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I can't think of one, he and Dan Kelly must have been over the moon when this offer came through.
He's getting straight on the main card, this is because he's fighting a guy with a huge profile, not down to his MMA skill. Ben is far more experienced than he is in combat sports (also had quite a few pro boxing bouts before this). Hardy is bigger obviously but Sosoli has some decent hands and I see him lighting Hardy up. The smart move for Hardy would be to take the fight to the ground, will be interesting if he does that but on the feet hes in trouble.
If Ben wins everyone will know him as derailing the Hardy hype train and even if he loses, he should at least manage one more fight on the next Aussie card. He was always getting into the UFC at some point but they couldn't have hoped for a better situation.
I was going to say Mickey Gall had a better opportunity on debut but the Punk fight was his second UFC bout when I checked.
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He's getting straight on the main card, this is because he's fighting a guy with a huge profile, not down to his MMA skill. Ben is far more experienced than he is in combat sports (also had quite a few pro boxing bouts before this). Hardy is bigger obviously but Sosoli has some decent hands and I see him lighting Hardy up. The smart move for Hardy would be to take the fight to the ground, will be interesting if he does that but on the feet hes in trouble.
If Ben wins everyone will know him as derailing the Hardy hype train and even if he loses, he should at least manage one more fight on the next Aussie card. He was always getting into the UFC at some point but they couldn't have hoped for a better situation.
I was going to say Mickey Gall had a better opportunity on debut but the Punk fight was his second UFC bout when I checked.
War the Combat Wombat!