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Greg Hardy ‘Devastated’ By Performance At UFC Moscow

Heavyweight prospect Greg Hardy is taking his loss to Alexander Volkov harder than most would expect. Hardy stepped in on short notice to face Volkov in the co-main event of UFC Moscow on Saturday. It was a huge step up in competition and while the former NFL star went on to lose via unanimous decision, […]

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Heavyweight prospect Greg Hardy is taking his loss to Alexander Volkov harder than most would expect.

Hardy stepped in on short notice to face Volkov in the co-main event of UFC Moscow on Saturday. It was a huge step up in competition and while the former NFL star went on to lose via unanimous decision, he wasn’t really dominated like most expected.

He also hurt his hand early on in the fight, taking away his main weapon. But despite all that, he isn’t offering any excuses as he felt he could have done better on the night:

“Not a single one [excuse],” he told ESPN after the fight (via MMA Junkie). “No excuses. … I fought a great opponent, and (I’m) clearly devastated by the decision. I didn’t fight well enough, plain and simple. That’s the hardest thing to tell yourself after you go to war. I didn’t earn it today.

“I’m going to have to check out the film, see what I did wrong, analyze it professionally. But right now, the only thing that matters is the ‘W,’ and I didn’t leave with the ‘W,’ so that means there’s work to be done. I didn’t do exactly what I said I was going to do, and that makes me feel very bad.”

Despite his disappointment, Hardy still hopes to eventually reach his high expectations. The first step in achieving that is returning to the Octagon better than ever after this experience:

“I don’t think the bar is too high. I think it’s there,” he added. “The bar where I want to get to is astronomically high. It’s so far away from me now, I’m in tears on the inside, man.

“I have a lot to go and get, man, and I’m going to go and get it. I’m going to bleed, and I’m going to sweat until it’s done, and when I come back I will be the ‘King of War’. But right now, I’m humbly bowing down as the ‘Prince of War’ in defeat to one of the best in the game right now.”

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UFC Fight Night 163 Results: Zabit, Alexander Volkov Highlight Big Winners

UFC Fight Night 163 emanated from CSKA Arena in Moscow on Saturday and featured a headline bout pitting Russian Zabit Magomedsharipov against American Calvin Kattar in a featherweight clash…

UFC Fight Night 163 emanated from CSKA Arena in Moscow on Saturday and featured a headline bout pitting Russian Zabit Magomedsharipov against American Calvin Kattar in a featherweight clash…

Twitter Reacts To Greg Hardy Coming Up Short Against Alexander Volkov At UFC Moscow

In the co-main event of UFC Moscow, Greg Hardy stepped in on short notice, after Junior dos Santos was forced to pull with an infection, to take on top-ranked heavyweight Alexander Volkov. Hardy came into the fight off a No Contest, which was originally a victory before his illegal in-between rounds use of an inhaler, […]

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In the co-main event of UFC Moscow, Greg Hardy stepped in on short notice, after Junior dos Santos was forced to pull with an infection, to take on top-ranked heavyweight Alexander Volkov.

Hardy came into the fight off a No Contest, which was originally a victory before his illegal in-between rounds use of an inhaler, against Ben Sosoli. Prior to that, Hardy was on a two-fight TKO win streak, and had been itching to fight a ranked opponent next.

He got his wish against Volkov, the No. 7-ranked heavyweight in the UFC. Volkov hadn’t fought since October of 2018 when he was knocked out by Derrick Lewis. Volkov was winning the fight for all three rounds against Lewis, before suffering a last-second knockout with seconds left until the fight was about to end.

In the fight, Volkov outclassed Hardy for three rounds in a pretty uneventful contest. Volkov clearly landed the better shots of the pair, but Hardy didn’t look terrible either, exceeding expectations of most, and getting some good licks in himself.

Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to the bout here:

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Alexander Volkov Outclasses Greg Hardy – UFC Moscow Results

In the co-main event of UFC Moscow, Greg Hardy and Alexander Volkov meet at heavyweight. Round 1: Volkov with a leg kick to start. Hardy lands a jab. Hardy just misses on a hook. Volkov eats a jab and response with one of his own. Volkov with a jab and kick to the body. Hardy […]

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In the co-main event of UFC Moscow, Greg Hardy and Alexander Volkov meet at heavyweight.

Round 1:

Volkov with a leg kick to start. Hardy lands a jab. Hardy just misses on a hook. Volkov eats a jab and response with one of his own. Volkov with a jab and kick to the body. Hardy catches a kick, fakes a takedown, and just misses on an overhand. Volkov putting together some nice shots now.

Hardy jumps forward but doesn’t land. Volkov lands a nice right hand on Hardy as he circles away. Hardy with two big lead left hooks. The round comes to an end.

Round 2:

Hardy says in between rounds that his right hand is injured. Hardy fakes a takedown and throws the overhand that just misses. Volkov really attacking the lead leg of Hardy. A big kick to the body lands for Volkov. A nice jab from Volkov but Hardy also lands a nice overhand at the same time.

Front kick to the body lands for Volkov. Volkov lands some kicks to the body as Hardy steps in. Head kick and jab lands for Volkov. Another big hook connects for Volkov. The round comes to an end.

Round 3:

Hardy comes in blitzing but doesn’t connect on anything clean. Hard jab from Hardy. Volkov sneaks in a nice right hand. Volkov with another good jab. Another big leg kick from Volkov. A head kick connects for Volkov and Hardy responds with a jab.

Volkov putting together some nice shots backing up. Another head kick lands flush for Volkov. A hard kick to the body connects for Volkov. Head kick from Volkov connects again. The fight comes to an end.

Official Result: Alexander Volkov def. Greg Hardy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

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Alexander Volkov Picks Greg Hardy Apart – UFC Moscow Highlights

Alexander Volkov returned to the win column at UFC Moscow on Saturday. Facing Greg Hardy on short notice, Volkov largely dominated the fight by controlling the range and slowly picking the former NFL star apart. In the end, “Drago” emerged victorious with all three judges unanimously giving him 30-27 scorecards. Hardy had a good display […]

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Alexander Volkov returned to the win column at UFC Moscow on Saturday.

Facing Greg Hardy on short notice, Volkov largely dominated the fight by controlling the range and slowly picking the former NFL star apart.

In the end, “Drago” emerged victorious with all three judges unanimously giving him 30-27 scorecards. Hardy had a good display overall, however. He seemed to have hurt his right hand early on but managed to last the full 15 minutes against arguably his toughest task yet.

The experience will no doubt help him in his progress as a mixed martial artist.

You can see the highlights below:

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