Greg Hardy Has "New Lease On Life" Thanks To UFC Career

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Hardy's UFC career has come with controversy.

If you are a football fan, you probably remember Greg Hardy and the 2014 season with the Dallas Cowboys when Hardy was convicted of domestic abuse. While the conviction was eventually overturned in 2015, Hardy was blackballed from the league and hasn't been back to the NFL since. He was also arrested for cocaine possession in 2016, but Hardy's NFL fate was already decided by then.

Now, Hardy is a UFC fighter with a record of 3-0. He will be returning to the Octagon for a fight against Allen Crowder on Saturday for the UFC on ESPN+ event. 

TMZ Sports caught up with Hardy and spoke to him about the fight on Saturday, which has actually garnered some controversy since female UFC fighter Rachael Ostovich, who is a victim of domestic abuse, is on the same card as Hardy. The former NFLer says he just wants to stay focused ahead of the fight.


He also said that fighting in the UFC has given him a "new lease on life" and that he has tried to clean himself up ever since his days in the NFL.

The fighter than finished off with a message for his opponent Crowder, saying he's a "very dangerous man inside the octagon and I'm very serious about what I do."

All videos courtesy of TMZ Sports.



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Alexander Cole
Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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