MMA

Hardy had been training in Tae Kwon Do since he was six years old. He moved on when Tae Kwon Do went down the Olympic route. He wanted real fights, so switched to Muay Thai instead. Hardy only became interested in Mixed Martial Arts after spending two months in China training with the Shaolin Monks in 2002. He then came back to England and competed in amateur MMA tournaments until his professional debut in 2004

Hardy is a member of Team Rough House, Hardy has also spent time training at Xtreme Couture, Leicester Shootfighters and the Wildcard Boxing Gym. He just received his Purple Belt in  10^th Planet Jiu Jitsu from Eddie Bravo.