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Derrick Lewis Calls Out Former NFL Player-Turned-Fighter

Derrick Lewis once called out former opponent Travis Browne for allegedly hitting women, and now he’s calling out former NFL player-turned-mixed martial artist Greg Hardy. Lewis recently discussed Hardy’s upcoming professional MMA debut, which will be under Dana White’s Contender Series with TMZ Sports, and as usual, he didn’t hold back when it came to Hardy’s […]

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Derrick Lewis once called out former opponent Travis Browne for allegedly hitting women, and now he’s calling out former NFL player-turned-mixed martial artist Greg Hardy.

Lewis recently discussed Hardy’s upcoming professional MMA debut, which will be under Dana White’s Contender Series with TMZ Sports, and as usual, he didn’t hold back when it came to Hardy’s history of domestic abuse.

“He’s a wife beater, I’d like to get in there with him. I like knocking wife beaters out. I’ll fight Greg Hardy. It’ll be like vice versa him beating on a woman. I’ll be beating him like he was a woman.”

”I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight just about every single damn day. Fist fighting every day for stupid stuff. I don’t tolerate stuff like that at all.”

Hardy was infamously charged with domestic violence against a girlfriend back in 2014, which ultimately cost him his NFL career. Lewis had brought up Browne’s history of violence towards women leading into their February 2017 fight. There, ‘The Black Beast’ knocked out ‘Hapa’ with punches in the second round.

Hardy is 3-0 as an amateur with all three victories coming by way of first-round knockout.

Would you be interested in a Lewis vs. Hardy fight should Hardy continue his ascent up the MMA ladder?

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Derrick Lewis Wants to Knock out ‘Wife Beater’ Greg Hardy If He Fights in UFC

UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis is eager to step into the Octagon with Greg Hardy because of the domestic violence allegations the former NFL star has faced …

UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis is eager to step into the Octagon with Greg Hardy because of the domestic violence allegations the former NFL star has faced …

Former NFL Player Greg Hardy to Make Pro MMA Debut on UFC’s ‘Contender Series’

After playing six seasons in the NFL, Greg Hardy is ready to go pro in another sport. According to MMA Fighting’s Dave Doyle , the 29-year-old former defensive end will make …

After playing six seasons in the NFL, Greg Hardy is ready to go pro in another sport. According to MMA Fighting’s Dave Doyle , the 29-year-old former defensive end will make …

Former NFL Star Greg Hardy Set For Pro MMA Debut With UFC

A former NFL star with a checkered past attempting to make his name in MMA could do that in the UFC octagon this summer. According to a report from MMA Fighting, controversial ex-Carolina Panther and Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy will make his professional debut on June 12’s edition of Dana White’s “Tuesday Night Contender Series” […]

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A former NFL star with a checkered past attempting to make his name in MMA could do that in the UFC octagon this summer.

According to a report from MMA Fighting, controversial ex-Carolina Panther and Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy will make his professional debut on June 12’s edition of Dana White’s “Tuesday Night Contender Series” event from Las Vegas, where he’s set to meet Brandon Sayles.

Since he was effectively blacklisted from the National Football League (NFL) following a series of concerning odd-the-field incidents (or maybe it was his precipitous drop-off in play from a Pro Bowl 2013 season), Hardy has reinvented himself as a fighter at Florida’s American Top Team (ATT) and has won all three of his amateur bouts by some form of knockout, all in under two minutes.

He’ll look to continue that rise against Sayles, who has won three straight bouts himself to sit at 5-1 in his fighting career.

Hardy has definitely used his athleticism and power to make a smooth transition to MMA thus far, but his sordid history including a vicious 2014 domestic violence arrest where he allegedly slammed an ex-girlfriend on a stack of assault rifles on his bed and a cocaine arrest the following year have followed him around outside of sports.

With domestic violence issues following the UFC around and shining a negative light on several fighters, it seems like a risk to take on such a polarizing figure, but they are apparently willing to forego the risk in order to get a possible star building.

Will it pay off for them?

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Video: Greg Hardy Wins His LFA Debut In Impressive Fashion

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy continues to work towards his MMA career. If you recall, Hardy was able to score his first victory as a cage fighter in early November and returned in December for his second first-round knockout in MMA competition. He has made great strides in MMA after making the decision to […]

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Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy continues to work towards his MMA career.

If you recall, Hardy was able to score his first victory as a cage fighter in early November and returned in December for his second first-round knockout in MMA competition. He has made great strides in MMA after making the decision to start training with American Top Team.

In his first two bouts, the opponents he has faced has yet to offer Hardy legitimate competition. By looking at the history books, his total fight time has been 2:08. Hardy has looked good inside the cage, but against overmatched fighters who were not prepared for his athleticism.

This leads us to LFA 33 in Dallas on Friday where he made his promotional debut by scoring a knock out over Ryan Chester in 14 seconds in a heavyweight preliminary bout.

The LFA has historically has sent numerous talents such as Cynthia Calvillo, Eryk Anders, Rashad Coulter and Dominick Reyes to the UFC.

The event, which aired on AXS-TV, was headlined by a pair of unbeaten welterweights as Kyle Stewart faces Jaleel Willis. Courtesy of Sean Grabin, here are the quick results from the event:

Main Event – Welterweight Fight – Kyle Stewart (9-0) scored a unanimous decision over Jaleel Willis (8-1) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Co-Main Event – Lightweight Fight – Damon Jackson (14-2=1, 1 NC) submitted  Chris Pecero (14-8) with an arm triangle to win by technical submission at 0:38 in round one.

Catchweight Fight (120 Pounds) – Maycee Barber (3-0) submitted Kaila Thompson (1-2) with a rear naked choke at 0:31 in round one.

Welterweight Fight – Ramiz Brahimaj (6-0) submits  Bilal Williams (8-6) with a rear naked choke at 4:10 in round one.

Light Heavyweight Fight – Alonzo Menifield (6-0) submitted Brice Ritani-Coe (4-5, 1 NC) with a rear naked choke at 2:41 in round one.

Kevin Wirth (5-0) headkicked Isaiah Gutierrez (4-1) to win by TKO at 3:33 in round three.

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