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Before tonight’s UFC San Antonio fight between disgraced football star Greg Hardy and Juan Adams, Adams made sure to put Hardy on blast for his past allegations of domestic violence that cut short his NFL career.
Via MMA Fighting.com
“Technically he wasn’t convicted of it, technically he’s innocent. Fine, whatever, but whenever you have that kind of smear on your name, there’s so much stuff that you can do to show that you’re not that type of person anymore and he hasn’t done any of that,” Adams said. “He’s saying things but he’s not walking that line. He’s not walking the walk. He’s just ignoring it and hoping everyone forgets it. That’s not the case.
“There’s so much you could do. You could donate to a women’s rights campaign, you could donate to a women’s shelter, you could volunteer your time. At least put on an appearance that you care but you haven’t done that. I just think it speaks volumes about his character and the type of man he is.”
Adams was also angry that Hardy was signed by the UFC despite not paying his dues.
I had to go through a long process before getting to the UFC. I was always going up in competition while his competition steadily got worse since his Contender Series fights,” Adams said. “He gets to the UFC and the combined record of his opponents was 0-3 in the UFC. Where as I get guys like Chris De La Rocha, who was 1-2 in the UFC and then Arjan Bhullar, who was 2-1 in the UFC but now 9-1 overall. He’s getting these guys that aren’t that great. The last guy he fought was a complete bum.
“The UFC, his management, they want to call it building a star, it rubs me the wrong way that’s what they want to put stock in. I think it’s bad business and I didn’t agree with it.”
Unfortunately, things didn’t go well for Adams during his fight with Hardy. Adams lost in the first round while trying to attempt a takedown which led to Hardy pummeling him in the head until the referee stopped the fight.
Wow. Juan Adams hangs out on a single leg attempt and Greg Hardy goes to work with hammerfists … done. First-round TKO. Did not last long.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 21, 2019
First-round finish for @GregHardyJr #UFCSanAntonio pic.twitter.com/vAccykpN6y
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 21, 2019
Adams was not happy with the stoppage and ended up throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd while leaving the cage early.
After being stopped by Greg Hardy, Juan Adams threw his mouthpiece and left the cage before the decision was read #UFCSanAntonio pic.twitter.com/B6JITGLbn2
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 21, 2019
I apologize to the ufc and to the fans for the way i acted after the fight. I let my emotions get the better of me and i acted horribly. To everyone present and watching at home i truly apologize. I took a few to the head and was caught up in the moment.
— Juan Adams mma (@chosenjuan285) July 21, 2019