LAS VEGAS – During his mixed martial arts career, Greg Hardy has largely brushed off criticism and questioning of his past controversies. That changed Saturday after his UFC on ESPN+ 39 win over Maurice Greene by second-round TKO. Hardy’s troubles with the law have long been a topic of discussion during his professional athletic career – something he had said was behind him. But on Saturday, Hardy (7-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) claimed, his past, in some way, shape, or form presented itself again hours before the fight. “Some people from my past coming to extort me, put me in crazy situations, try to take food out of my family’s mouth, and (there were) a lot of outside circumstances going on,” an emotional Hardy told reporters at a post-fight news conference. “I was breaking down in my bathroom before I even started to fight.
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