NEW YORK – Greg Hardy ’s championship aspirations aren’t merely limited to MMA. Hardy (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), the controversial former NFL standout who makes his UFC debut in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 co-headliner against Allen Crowder, believes he has what it takes to reach the top of the heavyweight mountain inside the octagon. Although he has just three professional fights, Hardy’s ambitious goals don’t seem entirely implausible. He was a Pro Bowl caliber player in the NFL before he was kept out of the league because of a domestic violence conviction that was later overturned on a technicality. And his athletic talents appear to have transferred quite well to MMA
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Greg Hardy wants to be ‘the great American heavyweight’ of more than just UFC – MMA Junkie