Comments on: Dan Hardy sponsored by HGH InFusion at UFC 95 – will anyone in the media notice or care?

By: The hullabaloo about Mark Coleman getting cut by UFC after main eventing the last PPV | FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry.

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:05:40 +0000

[...] Hardy always seems to pick interesting sponsors. (Remember this growth hormone sponsor in the past?) He’s now aligned with Xyience. Yes, the same Xyience that has a bankruptcy [...]

By: tony

tony — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:37:03 +0000

I find it a little curious that given the heat someone like Alex Rodriguez is taking that they allowed Hardy to be sponsored by HGH InFusion, which is an American operation. Plus, UFC does their own drug testing for foreign events.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:26:28 +0000

HGH Infusion is not a banned substance and can be purchased over the counter at many nutrition stores including GNC. It’s a homeopathic growth hormone that has no known side effects.

Also HGH Infusion has been tested by some of the best scientists in the field. If you conduct your own research I’m sure you will come to the the same conclusion the UFC and other promotions have.

By: UFC 95 draws 1.6 cable rating | FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry.

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:46:55 +0000

[...] to see that HGH InFusion had 1.6 million eyeballs watching their sponsorship of Dan Hardy pay off without any media criticism in MMA circles. Because, you know, nobody in the [...]

By: Quick news items to read in a post-UFC 95 world | FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry.

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:27:15 +0000

[...] is Nottingham has an article on Dan HGH Hardy wanting to face Marcus Davis [...]

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:52:53 +0000

Coming soon on fighters’ shorts: “EPO Explosion!” and “Deca Delight!”

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:33:18 +0000

I expect HGH Infusion to announce sponsorships with Team Quest, Extreme Couture, Team Punishment and ATT in the near future.

By: The Gaijin

The Gaijin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:15:14 +0000

Yeah, but I highly doubt any athlete would be looked fondly upon if they “publicly endorsed” Cocaine either…

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:03:00 +0000

This is like that beverage called “cocaine” you can call something by a name, that doesn’t mean that it is actually what the name would normally indicate that it is.

If tests show it doesn’t have any human growth hormone in it, then it’s kind of a moot point.

By: Iain

Iain — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:18:31 +0000

“The idea that journalists wouldn’t want to risk their future credentials by writing about controversial topics is a bizarre one.”

If only that were the case.”

In the UK, the UFC press is mixture of internet folk and actual national journalists. The former would obviously fawn over anything Zuffa-related and try to ensure they still get tickets but the latter have no reason to do so. Setanta basically act as a PR machine for them but in much the same way Spike do in the US I would imagine.

If something bad happened at a UFC show in the UK it would get a large amount of negative coverage. This HGH thing just isn’t a story the nationals would have any interest in.

I completely understand however that a number of fake journalists / bloggers just bow to Dana’s feet and mindlessly accept what he tells them.