Disgraced former Carolina Panthers/Dallas Cowboys star Greg Hardy, who had his NFL career derailed due to his involvement in a disturbing domestic violence incident with his then girlfriend in 2014, continues making significant progress on his journey towards making it onto a UFC roster.
Tonight, Hardy straight up destroyed his opponent and KOed him in 15 seconds on tonight’s episode of UFC’s Contender Series.
Could you imagine being a professional fighter, training for years for a moment like this, and then getting embarrassed in 15 seconds by a former NFL player who just took up the sport 14 seconds ago? That’s what happened to this dude.
Watch the fun unfold here.
Another nasty KO from Greg Hardy on #DWTNCS https://t.co/sFTvpktxDC
— Untitled MMA (@UntitledMMA) August 8, 2018
To liken Hardy’s fighting style to a rabid pit bull would be an insult to Hardy. Dude just comes at you without mercy.
So impressive. Here is another look at it.
Greg Hardy Finish #DWTNCS pic.twitter.com/YINodCIYCP
— Sports Videos (@SportsVidsGIFs) August 8, 2018
Despite his controversial past UFC President Dana White believes Hardy deserves a second shot and is willing to put him on the roster if he continues impressing on the Contender series.
Via Bloody Elbow
“I guess he had a real bad drug and alcohol problem. Started to get into MMA. Cleaned himself up. If you talk to anybody he trains with, male or female, they say that he’s a very good guy. He’s very humble. Everybody deserves a second chance. And the guy was never charged with anything, he was never sentenced or anything like that. We’re going to give him a shot.
Glad to see Hardy is clean and sober. And I bet everyone with a financial stake in the UFC is glad to see it too. This guy is going to put some butts in the seats.
However, we might not see Hardy on a main card for a while.
According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC will probably have Hardy fight a few more times before he’s put on the main roster.
Hardy is already under a developmental deal, so the question now is does the UFC and his management chose to have him fight a couple more times or does he go straight to the UFC? Early thinking was to have him fight a few more times outside UFC before stepping up ala Dern deal.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 8, 2018
What a shame. Until then, he will just keep racking up his body count. Fifteen seconds at a time.