Ever since the second UFC 111 poster was revealed, rumors began circulating as to the reason behind the removal of Dan Hardy’s stomach tattoo, which was present in the initial poster for the event.

Hardy recently wrote an entry on This Is Nottingham to shed some light on the matter.

“But another item I’ve read online I’d like to clear up is why my stomach tattoo has been Photoshopped off the official UFC 111 poster. Maybe I am the wrong guy to moan about getting Photoshopped, but I’m not really very happy about it and don’t understand the reason behind it all,” he stated. “I’ve been told the people who designed the poster felt my tattoo would be ‘too distracting.’

Well, I’m very happy with my tattoo. But it’s not that dazzlingly good that fans are going to focus on that and not read that my name is Dan Hardy and I am fighting champ GSP for the UFC welterweight title on March 27. Makes no sense they airbrushed it out. But some of the guys at the gym have found it very amusing, so at least they got a laugh out of it.”

UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy will eminate March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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