Tom Hardy Secretly Took Home A Gold Medal In This Intense Competition

Tom Hardy's roles often call for him to brawl, whether he's breaking Batman's back in "The Dark Knight Rises" or bare-knuckle boxing in "Bronson." He confessed to Esquire that he once got in the type of fights that didn't involve a stunt coordinator, but said, "I don't get into fights anymore. Oh, I used to,

Tom Hardy's roles often call for him to brawl, whether he's breaking Batman's back in "The Dark Knight Rises" or bare-knuckle boxing in "Bronson." He confessed to Esquire that he once got in the type of fights that didn't involve a stunt coordinator, but said, "I don't get into fights anymore. Oh, I used to, back when I was a naughty boy ... But it's too dangerous now. There are too many real athletes out there, men who can do you real damage."

As it turns out, Hardy is one of those "real athletes." According to The Guardian, Hardy secretly competed in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship, which was held in the U.K. city of Milton Keynes. He defeated every opponent he faced and won his division. "Everyone recognized him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him," said a spokesperson for the event.

According to LADbible, Hardy — who is a blue belt — previously won a charity jiu-jitsu competition hosted by the nonprofit REORG. At that event, one of his opponents said that he submitted during their fight because he didn't want to end up with a broken arm. But when Hardy first started doing jiu-jitsu, it wasn't so that he could win competitions — per The Guardian, it was part of the prep for his role as a MMA fighter in the 2011 movie "Warrior."

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