Dan Hardy undergoes fresh cardiology tests for ONE Championship comeback fight, ‘100 per cent cleared’
- Former UFC contender in talks with Asian promotion about getting matched after nearly 10 years out
- Hardy, 39, targeting legendary John Wayne Parr or Nieky Holzken in a caged Muay Thai bout
But “The Outlaw” still his crosshairs set on a bout in ONE Championship, and underwent cardiology tests this week at the behest of the Asian martial arts promotion, with doctors giving him a clean bill of health.
“There are lots of exciting things going on,” Hardy told Ariel Helwani in an appearance on The MMA Hour on Thursday. “I was at my cardiologists this morning, because I’ve been in conversation with ONE Championship about getting matched, and they wanted a fresh set of cardiology results. So I’ve got clearance to fight there as well.”
“I’m sending that over to them later today,” the 39-year-old Englishman added. “I did the exams this morning, and everything is on its way in emails. But I’m 100 per cent cleared to fight under any ruleset.”
Hardy (25-10, one no contest) walked away prematurely from the sport after medical tests in Las Vegas ahead of his 2013 fight with Matt Brown flagged a potential issue known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition that causes the heart to beat abnormally fast for periods of time.
Though he has the pattern, Hardy said he has never been symptomatic, and the issue has not shown up in three sets of tests since the original diagnosis.