The following is an excerpt released to MMAjunkie from Dan Hardy ’s soon-to-be-released autobiography, “Part Reptile: UFC, MMA and Me.” The book chronicles the life and career Hardy, a former UFC welterweight title challenger now working in a broadcast capacity for the promotion. “Part Reptile: UFC, MMA and Me” will be released March 23 and is currently available for pre-order at Amazon . Preface My life to date has revolved around fighting, around my pursuit of striking a man’s jaw with the optimum speed, power and timing to rotate his head, disturb the grid of nerves and blood vessels connecting his brain to his skull, and render him temporarily unconscious. My fights are my reference points. And I admit that sometimes I struggle with that fact because I know most people tend to bookmark their journey with more traditional, much less malevolent, landmarks. They recall the likes of birthdays or holidays when seeking to put a moment in time from the past into context
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