BRITISH UFC fighter Dan Hardy insists the pressure is all on welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre ahead of their showdown tomorrow night.

The Nottingham born 'Outlaw' has a chance to become the first Brit to win a title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he takes on the Canadian superstar  at Newark's Prudential Centre.

And Dan, who will be backed by a small contingent of Brits at the fight, insists he does not feel under any pressure going into the bout.

"I've got nothing to lose," he told a press conference in New York last night.

"I'm in a great situation where I can just go into the fight, be myself and take the fight to Georges. He's in a situation where he has to win and if he doesn't win, that's going to really tarnish his career."

Bookmakers and fight experts have written off Hardy's chances before a punch is thrown - despite Hardy training with Matt Serra, who previously defeated St-Pierre for the title.

But fans favourite St-Pierre, who admitted a bout of pre-fight nerves at the press conference, insists he is not taking his opponent lightly going into his fourth title defence since reclaiming the belt two years ago.

"For me, he is not an underdog," the Canadian said.

"I don't look past Dan Hardy. I feel like my life will end Saturday night."

Meanwhile Jon Fitch is back on the card for UFC 111, just hours after his original opponent Thiago Alves failed a medical.

Ben Saunders, who was originally scheduled to fight Jake Ellenberger on the card, has stepped up to fight the highly rated welterweight with just two day's notice.