Efter tre amatörmatcher är NFL-spelaren Greg Hardy klar för sin första proffsfight, i potten liggerett UFC-kontrakt. Den kontroversiella, före detta, NFL-spelaren kommer att gå match på Dana Whites Tuesday Night Contender Series den 12:e juni,rapporterar MMA Fighting
Den 196 cm långa Hardy ställs mot den långt mer erfarna Brandon Sayles som har ett record på 5-1.
Hardy har, under sin NFL-karriär, uppmärksammats för ett flertal rättsöverträdelser bland annat fall av kvinnomisshandel. Detta har lätt till att röster har höjts om att 29-åringen inte borde tillåtas tävla i MMA.
Nedan följer en kort sammanfattning:
Originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers, Hardy made the Pro Bowl in 2013 and was second-team All-Pro due to his impressive ability to rush after and sack the quarterback. In 2014, Hardy was arrested on domestic violence charges against his ex-girlfriend, and was later found guilty of assaulting a female and making communicating threats. Both offenses were misdemeanors, and he was given a suspended 60-day jail sentence, plus 18 months probation.
Hardy missed almost all of the 2014 season and a handful of games in 2015, as the highly-publicized case went to an appeal. Ultimately, the charges were dismissed and expunged from his record, as the victim failed to appear in court for a jury trial. Disturbing and graphic details from Hardy’s accuser, Nicole Holder, can be read in this TIME magazine piece, while Deadspin published photos of Holder’s injuries.
Den atletiska tungviktaren har vunnit alla sina tre matcher i MMA via knockout, och genomsnittslängden på hans matcher är otroliga 47 sekunder.
Former Cowboy Greg Hardy (2-0) defeats Mississippi amateur debutant Kenneth Woods (0-1) in just 32 seconds by knockout at AKA: Rite Of Passage 2. Via @FloCombatpic.twitter.com/WJyJNfzsQR
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november 22, 2024