Greg Hardy News

Chris Taylor - January 19, 2019

Former NFL player Greg Hardy made his octagon debut at tonight’s UFC on ESPN+1 event in Brooklyn against Allen Crowder. After a chaotic opening five minutes the heavyweights appeared to settle down in round two.

Chris Taylor - January 19, 2019

A heavyweight tilt between Greg Hardy and Allen Crowder served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 event in Brooklyn. The former NFL star defensive end, Hardy, enters tonight’s contest sporting a perfect professional mixed martial arts record of 3-0.

Chris Taylor - January 19, 2019

Jerry Jones apparrently called Dana White to tell him that Greg Hardy was the meanest ‘SOB’ to ever play for the Dallas Cowboys. The UFC President detailed the phone call in a recent interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter.

Mike Pendleton - January 18, 2019

Greg Hardy will be making his promotional debut at UFC Brooklyn on Saturday, when he takes on Allen Crowder in the ESPN+ co-main event. The placement of Hardy on the card has drawn plenty of criticism from plenty of people not only cause of Hardy’s past but also because Rachael Ostovich is on the card as well. Hardy, well-known as former defensive end superstar in the NFL, had his career cut short due to domestic violence allegations which will be the dark cloud that follows him every single day throughout his career.

Mike Straus - January 17, 2019

Champion vs champion fights don’t come along too often and a title fight that is not on a PPV card is rare. That however, is exactly what is on tap for this weekend’s UFC Brooklyn card on ESPN+. The FOX era is over and the UFC is now partnered with Disney. Well, sort of … Disney owns ESPN. Regardless, just like they did with the first big FOX card between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos back in 2011, the UFC is coming in hot with their first offering on a new platform.

Cole Shelton - January 14, 2019

Allen Crowder, who didn’t fight at all in 2018, will return to the Octagon against a controversial figure in Greg Hardy this Saturday night on ESPN+. Hardy who was a former pro-bowler in the NFL, was involved in an alleged domestic violence case which got him kicked out of the league. Now, he will be making his UFC debut against Crowder. And Crowder is ready.

James Lynch - January 8, 2019

There was understandable pushback when Greg Hardy was booked on the same UFC event as Rachael Ostovich. Hardy is slated to make his UFC debut against Allen Crowder at UFC on ESPN+1 on Jan. 19. The former NFL star has a checkered past that includes a domestic violence dispute, the same thing Rachael Ostovich was a victim of late last year. But don’t count the TUF 26 star as one of his critics.

Tom Taylor - December 6, 2018

Earlier this week, we learned that former NFL star Greg Hardy, who has a history of domestic violence, will be sharing the Jan. 19 UFC on ESPN+ 1 card with Rachael Ostovich, who is a very recent survivor of domestic violence. This news was met with immediate backlash, as many members of the MMA community criticized the UFC for putting the two fighters on the same card. On Thursday afternoon, TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter asked UFC President Dana White about the controversial decision to put Greg Hardy and Rachael Ostovich on the same card.

Mike Pendleton - December 4, 2018

Heavyweight prospect and former NFL star Greg Hardy (3-0) has his official UFC debut close to set. According to Brett Okamoto of ESPN, Dana White has said that the UFC is close to finalizing a fight between Hardy and Allen Crowder (9-3) for their first ESPN+ card that is scheduled to take place on January 19 in Brooklyn, New York.

Tom Taylor - November 2, 2018

This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 230, Derrick Lewis will attempt to wrest the UFC heavyweight title from the waist of reigning champion Daniel Cormier. While the oddsmakers aren’t giving “The Black Beast” much of a chance in this fight, many people are hoping he pulls off the upset, having fallen in love with his hilarious personality and his thunderous knockout victories. Greg Hardy, who is perhaps known better for his history of domestic violence than his burgeoning MMA career or former football career, is hoping Derrick Lewis wins for another reason.

Cole Shelton - October 17, 2018

Controversial heavyweight fighter Greg Hardy has his next fight booked according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Hardy is coming off of another first-round knockout win over Rasheem Jones at Xtreme Fight Night 352 on September 29. Now, with Hardy 3-0 as a professional, his next step will be once again fighting for a smaller promotion outside of the UFC. Former NFL Pro Bowler turned MMA fighter Greg Hardy's next fight will be Dec. 21 in Pensacola, Fla. for Island Fights, according to sources close to Hardy. If all goes well, this could very well be his last non-UFC fight, sources say. More: https://t.co/GJN4QKAuKO pic.twitter.com/Iz1TPeWXTD

Cole Shelton - September 30, 2018

Greg Hardy is still undefeated as a professional MMA fighter, with a record of 3-0. While many MMA fans on Saturday night were watching Bellator 206’s stacked card, Hardy was fighting on the regional scene at XFN 352. Hardy was taking on Rasheem Jones in the main event. Hardy came out and starched Jones before finishing him with the ground and pound just 53 seconds into the fight.

Tom Taylor - August 14, 2018

Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub is not impressed by the UFC’s affiliation with former NFL star Greg Hardy, who has recently been competing on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series as part of a developmental deal. In Schaub’s eyes, the efforts the UFC has put forth to promote Hardy would have been far better applied to World Series of Fighting veteran Nick Newell. “I just don’t understand. I don’t understand why he’s in that bulls**t Contender Series,” Schaub said of Hardy on his Below the Belt podcast (transcript via MMA Fighting). “They’re just doing it for views. They’re riding and dying on Greg Hardy which is hilarious. It just shows you the nature of the business and what you’re dealing with with Dana White being a promoter.

Thomas Taylor - August 8, 2018

Following his successful pro debut on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, controversial former NFL player Greg Hardy was awarded a developmental deal with the UFC —meaning he’ll have to take a few fights outside the Octagon before he debuts in the Octagon proper. The second of these fights occurred last night, on the season finale of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, where he knocked out Tebaris Gordon in just 17 seconds. Despite this blitzkrieg win, the former NFLer still wasn’t awarded an official UFC contract.

Drake Riggs - August 7, 2018

Season two of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series has come and gone and to say that it delivered would be an understatement. In the eight weeks of action that we got this Summer, we saw 24 contracts handed out with 33 of the 40 fights ending via finish. There wasn’t a single week that didn’t have at least two fights resulting in a finish. There was actually only one where that was the case, actually.

Tom Taylor - July 5, 2018

Earlier this year, former NFL star Greg Hardy appeared on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, where he knocked out Austen Lane to earn a ‘developmental deal’ with the UFC. Hardy’s involvement with the UFC, of course, is deeply controversial, given his ugly history of domestic violence. In the face of continued criticisms, UFC President Dana White wants to remind the world that Greg Hardy isn’t yet in the UFC, and that he’ll have to win at least one more Contender Series bout before he gets an official UFC contract.

Tom Taylor - June 15, 2018

Greg Hardy’s first-round knockout of Austen Lane, which occurred on this week’s episode of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, earned him a “development” contract with the UFC. Speaking to TMZ this week, Dana White himself shed some light on what this development deal will actually look like, and when we might see Hardy again. Apparently, White is hoping to have Hardy compete on another episode of the Contender Series in July. In other words, we can expect the UFC to build Hardy up via other avenues before he debuts in the Octagon proper.

Drake Riggs - June 14, 2018

“I don’t have a very good opinion [of Greg Hardy being signed to the UFC]. I had a spat with domestic violence before I moved out to Vegas. That’s actually why I moved to Vegas.