Hardy training with 'ridiculous' secret weapon for Condit

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Carlos Condit touches down on UK soil to square off against the ever-entertaining home favourite Dan Hardy at UFC 120, and the Briton has been hiding a secret weapon to help get back on the road to the welterweight title.

With similar standing styles - in terms of grit and tenacity - general consensus has deemed Condit's ability to turn things into a ground fight as his best chance of victory at London's O2 Arena. Hardy showed a world of heart and determination when he lost his five-round title fight with Georges St-Pierre back in March, but struggled with the champion's takedowns and continued to be frustrated once the fight hit the ground.

Since that night, Hardy has skipped a summer fight in order to dedicate the last seven months to improving his ground skills. Team Rough House stable-mate and TUF 9 competitor Dean Amasinger has been working closer than ever with Hardy as both men fight within a week of one another during a busy October. Aiming to peak at a similar time in their camps, the two men have been working at the same pace for the last eight weeks, and Amasinger revealed to ESPN that Hardy's camp has featured one very special individual.

"The GSP fight has been a massive eye opener for him," Amasinger said. "I think people were jumping on the bandwagon by saying Dan had no takedown defence. But who hasn't been taken down [at will] by GSP? Dan did wait a little bit too much and didn't let his punches go, he'll be the first to admit that, but since then he has been working his wrestling hard in America.