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Tai Tuivasa Beats Greg Hardy Via 1st-Round Knockout at UFC 264

Former Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy ‘s quest to become a relevant heavyweight in the UFC hit another roadblock at UFC 264. The 32-year-old lost to Tai Tuivasa via first-round knockout on the main card featuring Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier…

Former Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy ‘s quest to become a relevant heavyweight in the UFC hit another roadblock at UFC 264. The 32-year-old lost to Tai Tuivasa via first-round knockout on the main card featuring Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier…

Tai Tuivasa Finishes Greg Hardy With Massive First Round KO – UFC 264 Highlights

TuivasaIn typical Tai ‘Bam Bam’ Tuivasa — the majority of his fights are action-packed regardless of length, and once more tonight — ended with a shoey from the Australian — following a massive first round knockout win over Greg ‘The Prince of War’ Hardy. Throwing a multitude of leg kicks to Hardy’s lead orthodox left […]

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In typical Tai ‘Bam Bam’ Tuivasa — the majority of his fights are action-packed regardless of length, and once more tonight — ended with a shoey from the Australian — following a massive first round knockout win over Greg ‘The Prince of War’ Hardy.

Throwing a multitude of leg kicks to Hardy’s lead orthodox left early and often, Tuivasa was himself clipped with a left hand from Hardy, drawing a notable wobble from the Aussie. However, as Hardy rushed in to find a potential finish, he was clipped with a pair of counter left hands from Tuivasa. — sending the former NFL linebacker to the canvas, unconscious.

Below, catch the highlights from Tuivasa’s stoppage over Hardy, as well as his shoey post-fight.

Tai Tuivasa Knocks Out Greg Hardy Early – UFC 264 Results

Tuivasa HardyNext up on the UFC 264 main card is a heavyweight collision between Tai Tuivasa and Greg Hardy. Round 1 Both fighters start with leg kicks. Tuivasa seems to be hurting Hardy with these kicks but he eats a big straight right. Hardy seems to have wobbled Tuivasa but gets dropped as he goes for […]

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Next up on the UFC 264 main card is a heavyweight collision between Tai Tuivasa and Greg Hardy.

Round 1

Both fighters start with leg kicks. Tuivasa seems to be hurting Hardy with these kicks but he eats a big straight right. Hardy seems to have wobbled Tuivasa but gets dropped as he goes for the kill. Hardy just about gets to his senses but Tuviasa ends it soon after. What a finish!

Official result: Tai Tuivasa defeats Greg Hardy via knockout (R1, 1:07).

Greg Hardy Rips Into ‘Fat Ex-Con’ Derrick Lewis

Greg Hardy contemplates his disqualification for landing an illegal knee against Allen Crowder. Photograph: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesGreg Hardy, ex-NFL elitist turned mixed martial arts prospect, is fighting Tai Tuivasa at UFC 264 this Saturday. Since joining the UFC in 2019, he has amassed a record of 4-3-1, a record filled with controversies and storylines. As normally accustomed, the UFC held a media day ahead of this momentous pay-per-view event and Hardy […]

Greg Hardy contemplates his disqualification for landing an illegal knee against Allen Crowder. Photograph: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Greg Hardy, ex-NFL elitist turned mixed martial arts prospect, is fighting Tai Tuivasa at UFC 264 this Saturday.

Since joining the UFC in 2019, he has amassed a record of 4-3-1, a record filled with controversies and storylines.

As normally accustomed, the UFC held a media day ahead of this momentous pay-per-view event and Hardy did not hold back when sharing his feelings about incoming interim heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis.

Hardy was asked who he believed would win this highly anticipated interim title match between Lewis and Ciryl Gane and Hardy’s answer was staunch and to the point, touting Lewis as “fat” and predicting Gane will win.

While talking to MMA Junkie, Hardy said, “I can’t support fat. I can’t do it. He’s gelatinous. He’s lazy. I can’t root for him. He’s a great fighter but I refuse to do it. Plus, he talks too much trash about me.”

The latter part of his statement stems from a comment Lewis made in 2018 when asked if he would fight Hardy, candidly and openly responding affirmatively due to Hardy’s checkered past with domestic violence.

He went on to say, “He ran his mouth. Say my name and I’m coming for you. The boss is going to send me. That’s a guy that wasn’t mentioned but decided to grace his fat, Popeyes, greasy chicken lips with my name when I was a peasant, when I was a young child. What it would look like for me to go attack somebody that just came off the Contender Series right now? You’d be like, ‘Oh, he’s childish.’ But you guys let that man gyrate and beat little me? Nah, he needs to be handled.”

If you are interested in the full interview from media day:

With Greg Hardy having the biggest fight of his life coming up on yet another grand stage, will be able to silence the naysayers?

Greg Hardy Rips Into ‘Fat Ex-Con’ Derrick Lewis

Greg Hardy contemplates his disqualification for landing an illegal knee against Allen Crowder. Photograph: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesGreg Hardy, ex-NFL elitist turned mixed martial arts prospect, is fighting Tai Tuivasa at UFC 264 this Saturday. Since joining the UFC in 2019, he has amassed a record of 4-3-1, a record filled with controversies and storylines. As normally accustomed, the UFC held a media day ahead of this momentous pay-per-view event and Hardy […]

Greg Hardy contemplates his disqualification for landing an illegal knee against Allen Crowder. Photograph: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Greg Hardy, ex-NFL elitist turned mixed martial arts prospect, is fighting Tai Tuivasa at UFC 264 this Saturday.

Since joining the UFC in 2019, he has amassed a record of 4-3-1, a record filled with controversies and storylines.

As normally accustomed, the UFC held a media day ahead of this momentous pay-per-view event and Hardy did not hold back when sharing his feelings about incoming interim heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis.

Hardy was asked who he believed would win this highly anticipated interim title match between Lewis and Ciryl Gane and Hardy’s answer was staunch and to the point, touting Lewis as “fat” and predicting Gane will win.

While talking to MMA Junkie, Hardy said, “I can’t support fat. I can’t do it. He’s gelatinous. He’s lazy. I can’t root for him. He’s a great fighter but I refuse to do it. Plus, he talks too much trash about me.”

The latter part of his statement stems from a comment Lewis made in 2018 when asked if he would fight Hardy, candidly and openly responding affirmatively due to Hardy’s checkered past with domestic violence.

He went on to say, “He ran his mouth. Say my name and I’m coming for you. The boss is going to send me. That’s a guy that wasn’t mentioned but decided to grace his fat, Popeyes, greasy chicken lips with my name when I was a peasant, when I was a young child. What it would look like for me to go attack somebody that just came off the Contender Series right now? You’d be like, ‘Oh, he’s childish.’ But you guys let that man gyrate and beat little me? Nah, he needs to be handled.”

If you are interested in the full interview from media day:

With Greg Hardy having the biggest fight of his life coming up on yet another grand stage, will be able to silence the naysayers?

Dana White Praises Greg Hardy: ‘He’s Done Very Well’

Dana WhiteDana White has heaped praise on former NFL star turned heavyweight contender Greg Hardy who suffered his first stoppage loss inside the Octagon at UFC Vegas 17 last month. The ‘Prince Of War’ started his fight against Marcin Tybura well and dominated the opening round. Hardy displayed great improvements in his striking and was able […]

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Dana White has heaped praise on former NFL star turned heavyweight contender Greg Hardy who suffered his first stoppage loss inside the Octagon at UFC Vegas 17 last month.

The ‘Prince Of War’ started his fight against Marcin Tybura 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.

Speaking on the “SHOUT!” Buffalo Podcast White praised Hardy’s performance despite the face he suffered a loss and also admitted he had been surprised by the success the controversial former NFL star had enjoyed inside the Octagon.

“He looked damn good. He lost that last fight, but he looked damn good in it right up until he lost,” White said. “He’s done very well here. I didn’t expect him to possibly stick around this long, especially in this heavyweight division. There’s some nasty guys, but he’s done very well. It’s funny because the football guys seem to be the guys that like to cross over into MMA.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)

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.

Do you agree with Dana White? Has Greg Hardy done “very well” in the UFC?