Greg Hardy’s Plan? KO Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngannou, & Derrick Lewis

Greg Hardy won’t be satisfied with his mixed martial arts run if he doesn’t reach the top of the UFC’s heavyweight division. Hardy meets Ben Sosoli tomorrow night (Oct. 18) on the main card of UFC Boston. This will be the fourth UFC b…

Greg Hardy won’t be satisfied with his mixed martial arts run if he doesn’t reach the top of the UFC’s heavyweight division. Hardy meets Ben Sosoli tomorrow night (Oct. 18) on the main card of UFC Boston. This will be the fourth UFC bout for Hardy. The former NFL star transitioned to MMA back in […]

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Greg Hardy Knew Fans Would Call His UFC Boston Opponent A ‘Can’

Greg Hardy isn’t surprised by the reaction to his UFC Boston opponent. This Friday night (Oct. 18), Hardy will meet Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series alum, Ben Sosoli. This will be Sosoli’s UFC debut. Hardy was set to meet J…

Greg Hardy isn’t surprised by the reaction to his UFC Boston opponent. This Friday night (Oct. 18), Hardy will meet Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series alum, Ben Sosoli. This will be Sosoli’s UFC debut. Hardy was set to meet Jarjis Danho at UFC Singapore, but Danho went down with an injury and Hardy was […]

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Greg Hardy Gets Opponent & Location Change For Next UFC Fight

Greg Hardy will not be taking on Jarjis Danho at UFC Singapore as expected. Instead, the former NFL pro-bowler will be taking on Ben Sosoli at UFC Boston after Hardy’s original opponent had to pull out of the fight. The news of the change was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “Breaking: Greg Hardy’s next […]

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Greg Hardy will not be taking on Jarjis Danho at UFC Singapore as expected. Instead, the former NFL pro-bowler will be taking on Ben Sosoli at UFC Boston after Hardy’s original opponent had to pull out of the fight.

The news of the change was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.

“Breaking: Greg Hardy’s next fight in the UFC will take place on Oct. 18 in Boston, rather than Oct. 26 in Singapore as originally planned. His initial opponent, Jarjis Danho, pulled out. New opponent is Contender Series alum Ben Sosoli,” Okamoto tweeted.

Greg Hardy, of course, is coming off of a 45-second TKO win over Juan Adams at UFC San Antonio. He was asking for a ranked opponent next, or a step up in competition after Adams, yet he does not get that. Before the Adams win, he knocked out Dmitry Smoliakov at UFC Fort Lauderdale for his first UFC win. In his Octagon debut, he was DQ’d for an illegal knee thrown against Allen Crowder.

Ben Sosoli, meanwhile, is coming off of a no-contest on the Contender Series. After the fight, UFC president, Dana White said they wanted to get him on their upcoming episode of ‘Looking For A Fight’ yet, he gets a contract beforehand. The Aussie was also a contestant on ‘The Ultimate Fighter 28’ where he lost in the first round to Juan Espino.

Where this fight will be placed on the card is unknown.

Who do you think will win the fight between Greg Hardy and Ben Sosoli?

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Greg Hardy Gets New Opponent; Fight Shifted To UFC Boston

Greg Hardy will not be taking on Jarjis Danho at UFC Singapore after all. Instead, he will be taking on TUF and Contender Series alum, Ben Sosoli at UFC Boston. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “Breaking: Greg Hardy’s next fig…

Greg Hardy will not be taking on Jarjis Danho at UFC Singapore after all. Instead, he will be taking on TUF and Contender Series alum, Ben Sosoli at UFC Boston. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “Breaking: Greg Hardy’s next fight in the UFC will take place on Oct. 18 in Boston, […]

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Report: Greg Hardy to Fight Ben Sosoli at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 18 in Boston

Former Carolina Panthers defensive end and current professional MMA fighter Greg Hardy will return to the Octagon on Oct. 18 against Ben Sosoli in Boston, according to Brett Okamoto of ESPN…

Former Carolina Panthers defensive end and current professional MMA fighter Greg Hardy will return to the Octagon on Oct. 18 against Ben Sosoli in Boston, according to Brett Okamoto of ESPN…

Greg Hardy Opponent Suspended For USADA Violations

Dmitrii Smoliakov turned out to be using performance-enhancing drugs in his quick defeat at the hands of Greg Hardy. The pair of heavyweights fought earlier this year at UFC Sunrise with Smoliakov notably putting in a timid performance against the hard-hitting Hardy. In the end, the “Prince of War” came out on top, knocking the […]

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Dmitrii Smoliakov turned out to be using performance-enhancing drugs in his quick defeat at the hands of Greg Hardy.

The pair of heavyweights fought earlier this year at UFC Sunrise with Smoliakov notably putting in a timid performance against the hard-hitting Hardy. In the end, the “Prince of War” came out on top, knocking the Russian out in just over two minutes.

But Smoliakov’s performance was so bad that UFC president Dana White even questioned his credentials as a fighter following the event. To make matters worse, it turns out he was on the juice as well.

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Tuesday that Smoliakov had accepted a two-year sanction after testing positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) and intact human chorionic gonadtrophin (hCG). rHuEPO notably “stimulates the body’s production of red blood cells, thereby increasing oxygen transport and aerobic power.”

The first test was out-of-competition on April 22 while the second was in-competition and administered on April 27. Smoliakov’s suspension is retroactive to the first date, which means he will be able to reapply for his license on April 22, 2021.

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