Dana White’s Contender Series returns to UFC Fight Pass on Tuesday, and the lineup features a polarizing figure from the NFL world. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Dashawn Boatwright and Alonzo Menifield, a Bellator, LFA and RFA veteran who defeated Daniel Jolly at Dana White’s Contender Series 3 in 2017 but didn’t get a contract. But the fight people seem to be talking about is between controversial heavyweight and former NFL player Greg Hardy (0-0), who meets another ex-NFL player, Austen Lane (4-0), on the card. The debut of the second season of the series streams live on UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on Tuesday.
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Why NFL vet Greg Hardy is getting a UFC opportunity at Dana White’s Contender Series 9 – MMA Junkie