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Greg Hardy has released a statement after suffering the first KO defeat of his career against Marcin Tybura at UFC Vegas 17.

Hardy took to social media to address suffering his third UFC loss, he wrote.

“Gotta take my Ls like a man. Always have and always will. I have become a much better fighter but I am far from complete #tentoesdown this loss is deff on me, my coach’s and team are the best in the world. It’s on me to make adjustments.”

The ‘Prince Of War’ started the fight well and dominated the opening round. Hardy displayed great improvements in his striking and was able to sting his veteran opponent with several hard shots to clearly take the opening round.

In round two things went south quick when Tybura managed to secure his first takedown of the fight. Hardy showed his inexperience and began to curl up on the mat rather than look to improve his position or stand up. Tybura swarmed with vicious ground and pound before the referee waved off the fight.

The Polish fighter has enjoyed an excellent 2020 picking up four wins. Before stopping Hardy, Tybura beat Ben Rothwell, Maxim Grishin, and Sergey Spivak all by decision. The 35-year-old has managed to turn it around this year after ending 2019 with successive knockout defeats.

Hardy has been impressive since transitioning from American Football to MMA. After two wins on Dana White’s Contender Series he was invited to join the UFC. Hardy’s first fight with the premier fight promotion ended in controversial fashion as he was disqualified for illegally kneeing his opponent Allen Crowder. Hardy then picked up back-to-back KO wins over before he again found himself in the headlines for the wrong reasons. In between rounds during his decision win over Ben Sosoli, Hardy used an inhaler which is illegal. His win was eventually overturned to a no-contest. He followed that up with a decision loss to top contender Alexander Volkov. In 2020, Hardy beat Yorgan de Castro and Maurice Greene before falling to defeat at UFC Vegas 17.

Who should Greg Hardy fight next?

Shamed NFL star turned UFC heavyweight contender Greg Hardy has continuously brushed off questions about his previous legal troubles. That changed on Saturday evening after his career-best win over Maurice Greene at UFC Vegas 12. Speaking to media post-fight Hardy revealed his past issues cropped up once again just hours before he was supposed to take the Octagon.

“Some people from my past coming to extort me, put me in crazy situations, try to take food out of my family’s mouth, and (there were) a lot of outside circumstances going on,” Hardy said. “I was breaking down in my bathroom before I even started to fight. I was in tears trying to figure out how we’re going to function and if I could go on. It was just a lot of drama, man – people trying to take advantage of my situation.”

Hardy did not elaborate on the exact situation but claimed people had been trying to take advantage of him before claiming he is not the man many believe he is.

“They’re trying to prey on me, man,” Hardy said. “You guys know me by now. I would’ve jumped off a building or done so crazy T.O. stuff if I was that guy you’re always talking about. I’m not. I never will be. I’m a good guy. I’ve been a good guy – an innocent man. I always have been.”

Five years ago Hardy was found guilty of assaulting a woman after an incident in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the police report, Hardy threw the victim onto a pile of semi-automatic assault weapons before strangling her and suggesting he should kill her.

The case was later dismissed after Hardy reportedly reached a financial settlement with the victim who became untraceable to law enforcement.

Hardy claimed he has previously not spoken about his legal issues in an effort ot protect his family but insisted moving forward he would be openly discussing the truth.  

“The hate against me was so loud that you would’ve never believed me,” Hardy said. “Nobody would ever believe me. I’ve been telling you the same thing since literally Day 1. From the very beginning, I’ve said the same exact thing. Now, it’s just the time to where I’m in a place where I brought myself back. My family is safe from being targeted. My financial situation is not. My career is not. My family is safe. So now I can actually start to put the truth out there. “I have a son. I have a daughter, who carries my last name. I need that name cleared. My little brother is about to try to get in the NBA and the NFL. I need them to have that name and be proud to wear that name and not be persecuted and not be talked about and not be brought down by that name because it’s not right. That’s why I’m doing it.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)

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