Bisping: Greg Hardy’s UFC Ft. Lauderdale Opponent Looked ‘Terrible’

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White isn’t the only one critical of the effort put forth by Greg Hardy’s UFC Fort Lauderdale opponent. On April 27, Hardy found himself in another co-headlining spot for a UFC on ESPN+ ev…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White isn’t the only one critical of the effort put forth by Greg Hardy’s UFC Fort Lauderdale opponent. On April 27, Hardy found himself in another co-headlining spot for a UFC on ESPN+ event. This time, Hardy shared the Octagon with Dmitrii Smoliakov. Hardy picked up his first win […]

The post Bisping: Greg Hardy’s UFC Ft. Lauderdale Opponent Looked ‘Terrible’ appeared first on MMA News.

Coach Says Alleged Victim Would’ve Died If Greg Hardy Had Malice

Greg Hardy has been an extremely controversial character since joining the UFC’s roster. Largely due to his history of domestic abuse – and now competing in cage fighting. Hardy has been subject to a ton of criticism since beginning his UFC…

Greg Hardy has been an extremely controversial character since joining the UFC’s roster. Largely due to his history of domestic abuse – and now competing in cage fighting. Hardy has been subject to a ton of criticism since beginning his UFC career. His disqualification loss in his Octagon debut earlier this year didn’t help matters. […]

The post Coach Says Alleged Victim Would’ve Died If Greg Hardy Had Malice appeared first on MMA News.

Coach Says Alleged Victim Would’ve Died If Greg Hardy Had Malice

Greg Hardy has been an extremely controversial character since joining the UFC’s roster. Largely due to his history of domestic abuse – and now competing in cage fighting. Hardy has been subject to a ton of criticism since beginning his UFC…

Greg Hardy has been an extremely controversial character since joining the UFC’s roster. Largely due to his history of domestic abuse – and now competing in cage fighting. Hardy has been subject to a ton of criticism since beginning his UFC career. His disqualification loss in his Octagon debut earlier this year didn’t help matters. […]

The post Coach Says Alleged Victim Would’ve Died If Greg Hardy Had Malice appeared first on MMA News.

Greg Hardy Reacts To Criticism Of His UFC Fort Lauderdale Opponent

Greg Hardy reacts to the criticism that he has received of his latest opponent. Every time that the former NFL player fights, he will get criticized due to his past history and now the quality of his opponents. Not only fight fans have ripped his opponent but also UFC President Dana White, who let his […]

The post Greg Hardy Reacts To Criticism Of His UFC Fort Lauderdale Opponent appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Greg Hardy reacts to the criticism that he has received of his latest opponent. Every time that the former NFL player fights, he will get criticized due to his past history and now the quality of his opponents.

Not only fight fans have ripped his opponent but also UFC President Dana White, who let his feelings known during the post-fight press conference.

Hardy picked up his first win under the UFC banner when he scored a TKO victory over Dmitrii Smoliakov in a heavyweight bout. This served as the co-headliner of the UFC Fort Lauderdale event that took place on April 27, 2019, at BB&T Center. Coming into this fight, Smoliakov held a decent pro-MMA record that got him to a 9-2 record.

Speaking recently with TMZ Sports, Hardy reminded everyone that he has only competed for a handful of years up to this point.

“Really, the only people that do want to fight me are the people that haven’t been in there with me yet,” Hardy said (H/T to MMAFighting). “It’s a dangerous game and those punches aren’t coming light. At the end of the day, my record is like 4-1, 3-1 or whatever. My man was 9-2. These are experienced UFC fighters, I’m two years in. I feel like can, no can, there’s two naked men in there trying to kill each other so it’s exactly what they asked for.

“They got sick of me fighting on the local scene, they wanted to throw me in there with some UFC opponents, that’s what’s happened right now. Now they’re gonna be picky about which UFC opponents. It’s just gonna keep happening until inevitably I’m up there fighting Stipe [Miocic] or Derrick [Lewis] or somebody like that. So keep it coming. I’m gonna keep improving. Keep watching. I know it’s gonna keep being entertaining as hell.”

The post Greg Hardy Reacts To Criticism Of His UFC Fort Lauderdale Opponent appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Greg Hardy: I Beat An Experienced UFC Fighter

Greg Hardy picked up his first UFC victory last Saturday at UFC Fort Lauderdale with a Round 1 TKO of Dmitrii Smoliakov. But what has been perhaps the largest subject of conversation, isn’t Hardy’s dominant victory, but the lackluster performance of Sm…

Greg Hardy picked up his first UFC victory last Saturday at UFC Fort Lauderdale with a Round 1 TKO of Dmitrii Smoliakov. But what has been perhaps the largest subject of conversation, isn’t Hardy’s dominant victory, but the lackluster performance of Smoliakov, which even drew criticism from UFC President Dana White himself. Hardy’s take on […]

The post Greg Hardy: I Beat An Experienced UFC Fighter appeared first on MMA News.

Greg Hardy Proclaims UFC Heavyweight Elite ‘Are In His Sights’

Greg Hardy is out to prove himself inside the UFC Octagon. He got off to a great start picking up his first UFC victory over the weekend (Sat. April 27, 2019). Hardy finished Dmitrii Smoliakov in the first round via TKO. In his first UFC fight this past January, Hardy suffered a disqualification loss to […]

The post Greg Hardy Proclaims UFC Heavyweight Elite ‘Are In His Sights’ appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Greg Hardy is out to prove himself inside the UFC Octagon.

He got off to a great start picking up his first UFC victory over the weekend (Sat. April 27, 2019). Hardy finished Dmitrii Smoliakov in the first round via TKO. In his first UFC fight this past January, Hardy suffered a disqualification loss to Allen Crowder.

Both of Hardy’s UFC fights have taken place in the co-main event. However, other fighters have been critical of Hardy’s opportunity, believing it’s solely off the back of his NFL experience. Many of the heavyweight elite – such as title contenders Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis – share those sentiments.

Speaking to TMZ recently, Hardy said he has all of the heavyweight elite, Miocic and Lewis included, in his sights (via MMA Mania):

“They’re not in my mind, they’re in my sights,” Hardy said. “They’re locked in. With all due time. I want to earn this, for one. So that these loudmouths that run their mouth talking about ‘Oh, Greg doesn’t deserve like blah, blah, blah.’ Yeah, I do. Because I earned it. I worked my way up to here.”

Fighters such as Derrick Lewis, who comes from a home in which he witnessed his mother being abused, want to fight Hardy due to the former NFL star’s history of domestic abuse.

Knowing the likes of Lewis would like to share the Octagon with him, Hardy says that will all come in due time, as he currently isn’t ready to face opponents of that caliber quite yet:

“I’m not ready,” Hardy said. “It’s like throwing a cub in there with some lions, man. It just doesn’t make sense. So when I go there, when I do fight these guys, hopefully, soon enough when I do elevate and graduate, it’s gonna be Goliath vs. Goliath. A war to be witnessed and loved and cherished forever and on through time.”

The post Greg Hardy Proclaims UFC Heavyweight Elite ‘Are In His Sights’ appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.