Cage Warriors: Brothers Harry and George Hardwick on boss fights, eating 9000 calories and their UFC dream
As long as Brothers George and Brothers Harry Hardwick remember, they love boss fights.
As the interview progresses, the camera is balanced in a bunch of PlayStation 2 games at the Middlesbrough Brothers’ home.
These include Killer 7, Things and Half-Life, but over the years, the fighting Iron Fist has fueled Hardwick’s competition.
It’s a healthy competition that has spread from gaming to hybrid martial arts, and now the two have thrived to the pinnacle of the British MMA promotion, Cage Warriors.
Harry is the oldest sibling at the age of 30 and is a lightweight champion, while George, 28, won the lightweight champion.
“There are always something in our brains toward the game, and it’s actually for a job, we have the boss fight.”
“Essentially, this is what we do for life – we have bosses fighting.”
Meanwhile, George attributes the video game to the brothers’ fighting profession.
He will defend the title of Lucas Clay in Manchester on March 14, with Harry against Javier Garcia a week after his March 21st in London.
George added: “Don’t underestimate video games – they are so good in the brain.”
“Anyone who works in mixed martial arts or any sports can try it out – don’t play some video games on social media when it’s chilling.
“Play some ninja gidon, iron fist, dark soul, whatever it is. When you train, your mind will become so sharp.
“There is a reason (former UFC champion) Demetrius Johnson, Sean O’Malley and Max Holloway Clock are so small in video games.”
American Holloway said he learned some compelling combinations from playing UFC video games early in his career, and later he implemented the combination in battle, something Hardwicks could relate to.
George said: “Sometimes we would say the demon’s anger on the mat – it’s a move from the list of commands on the iron fist. It’s a left kick to a poke to a poke, to a right kick to a left body.”
