{"id":446881,"date":"2022-05-11T23:56:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T06:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=446881"},"modified":"2022-05-11T23:56:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T06:56:55","slug":"paul-daley-explains-why-he-rejected-a-very-lucrative-offer-to-box-dan-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/paul-daley-explains-why-he-rejected-a-very-lucrative-offer-to-box-dan-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Daley explains why he rejected a \u201cvery lucrative\u201d offer to box Dan Hardy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Daley has explained why he rejected a big offer that would&#8217;ve seen him fight Dan Hardy in a boxing match.<\/p>\n<p>While he may not have been part of the UFC family for quite some time, Paul Daley is still one of the most notable mixed martial arts stars to come out of the United Kingdom in the last few decades. &#8216;Semtex&#8217; possesses the kind of power that can put people to sleep with ease and tomorrow night, he&#8217;ll attempt to show off his magic one more time when he faces Wendell Gi\u00e1como at Bellator London in his retirement fight.<\/p>\n<p>In the pre-fight media day, though, Daley actually revealed that he&#8217;d been given a very different kind of offer alongside Bellator &#8211; a boxing match with Dan Hardy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Daley Turned Down \u2018Very Lucrative&#039; Dan Hardy Boxing Match | #Bellator281 | MMA Junkie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1zgCp7SOFpg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI had an offer to fight Dan, and I\u2019m not even sure if Dan knows, but I have email proof and text proof that I was offered a very lucrative opportunity to fight a former teammate,\u201d Daley said. \u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t do that because although me and Dan aren\u2019t as close as we were, at this stage when we started out in the sport, we kind of grew together to a certain stage and it\u2019s like even though you grow apart, you still have that bond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cRealistically, I don\u2019t see the money or the type of names I would fight being thrown my way so this is gonna be my final fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/05\/bellator-281-paul-daley-explains-why-he-turned-down-very-lucrative-opportunity-to-box-dan-hardy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Would you have wanted to see Paul Daley vs <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dan-hardy-set-to-return-to-combat-sports-for-exhibition-boxing-match-with-diego-sanchez\/\">Dan Hardy<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Daley has explained why he rejected a big offer that would&#8217;ve seen him fight Dan Hardy in a boxing match. 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