The controversial heavyweight his coming off an impressive second-round TKO victory over Maurice Greene at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva last weekend, his second straight win and his fourth overall inside the UFC.
After his latest win over Greene -who is perceived as a step up in competition - Hardy said that he’s ready for the bigger names in the division.
Speaking to ESPN MMA post-fight, Hardy said that he’s not afraid of anyone.
Greg Hardy adds that a championship has always been on his mind, and believes that he’s just a couple of wins away from being in the mix for a world title shot.
Greg Hardy then proceeded to call out two of the everyone in the heavyweight division, including it’s hardest hitters hardest-hitters in Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis, both former world title challengers.
Being a five-year NFL veteran, Greg Hardy added that he’s faced bigger and scarier men than the ones in the UFC’s heavyweight ranks.
Rookie MMA tour done, says Greg Hardy
While UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy has been able to get it done inside the Octagon, it hasn’t been without controversy.
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Apart from the issues outside his MMA career that have continued to haunt him to this day, Greg Hardy began his UFC career on a sour note after getting disqualified for an illegal knee.
After picking up two impressive wins, Greg Hardy was back in the hot seat again after being seen using an inhaler in between rounds. This led to his win over Ben Sosoli getting overturned and ruled a No Contest.
After losing to Alexander Volkov, Greg Hardy has bounced back with another set of back-to-back wins, with his most recent being a TKO win over Maurice Greene at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva.
Even his most recent win was nearly put in jeopardy after nearly becoming the first heavyweight to ever miss weight in the UFC.
For Greg Hardy, all the setbacks and all the controversy are just part of growing pains in what he calls his ‘rookie’ tour in MMA.
So when does the rookie tour end?
Hardy said that after his win over Greene, the rookie season is done.
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