{"id":82790,"date":"2014-01-21T06:26:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T14:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=82790"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:16:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:16:43","slug":"dan-hardy-gsp-should-have-handed-johny-his-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dan-hardy-gsp-should-have-handed-johny-his-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Hardy: &#8216;GSP Should Have Handed Johny His Belt&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5DZKqTAE6W4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think it left the whole division and the whole situation kind of awkward. A lot of people weren&#8217;t happy with the decision [over Johny Hendricks]. A lot of people don&#8217;t feel GSP&#8217;s in a situation right now where he can just step away from the sport because there are a lot of questions left unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only thing I&#8217;m uncomfortable with is the way it was finished, the way it came to an end. I watched the press conference and, for me, the best thing to do would have been for Georges to walk out, hand Johny Hendricks the belt and say, &#8216;I&#8217;m done for a while, when I want the belt back I&#8217;ll come and get it.&#8217; Just left it at that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Hendricks] said after the fight that he was only throwing with 70% of his power. I understand it, it was a smart, tactical thing to do, but once you pass the first two or three rounds, and he&#8217;s still there, you&#8217;ve got to go get the belt. You&#8217;ve got to go take it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think [St-Pierre] lost the fight. 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