By Mark Vester

UFC fighter Dan Hardy of Nottingham, who meets Rory Markham this weekend on the UFC 95 pay-per-view at the O2 Arena in England, has launched a vicious attack on the recently retired Joe Calzaghe of Wales.

According to Hardy, Calzaghe is not the nice guy that everyone thinks he is. He said Calzaghe came off as a very arrogant person when the two athletes met. Something must have rubbed him the wrong way because he'd like to smack Calzaghe in the face if opportunity was there.

“I’ve met the guy a couple of times and he’s just real arrogant. He comes across on TV shows like he’s just a country boy and not bothered about fame or money, but it’s bulls***. He’s a big-headed d***head and he’d get a smack in the face if I got the opportunity. And if I could get paid for it, then even better,” Hardy said to The Sun.

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