It turns out the fighter who was finished in rapid order by Greg Hardy, then had his credentials questioned by UFC president Dana White, was on juice for his fight. Russian heavyweight Dmitri Smoliakov put in a less-than-spectacular performance against Hardy on April 27 at UFC on ESPN+ 8, losing via TKO at the 2:15 mark of the opening round. The performance in the co-feature bout was so bad that White questioned how in the world Smoliakov ever managed to win nine professional fights . “I don’t know who the (expletive) that guy beat in nine fights, but I’d like to see the nine guys he beat,” White said that night at the post-event news conference. While the result might not have demonstrated such, it turns out Smoliakov (9-3 MMA, 0-3 MMA) was using performance-enhancers for the matchup. Related Greg Hardy added to UFC on ESPN+ 20 in Singapore Greg Hardy can keep winning, but we can't move on from his past just yet | Opinion The U.S.
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