Greg Hardy could not have received his UFC 249 bout on Saturday if it was fought in entrance of a full crowd within the occasion at Jacksonville, Fla.
The disgraced former NFL star defeated Yorgan De Castro by unanimous resolution within the opening combat of the pay-per-view card due to a tip he heard from ringside announcer Daniel Cormier that he wouldn’t below regular circumstances.
However there was nothing regular about this occasion that came about in entrance of no followers on the VyStar Veteras Memorial and social distancing protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“Thank God for not having the gang,” Hardy instructed Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview. “Shout out to DC. I heard him inform me to verify him, so I began attempting to verify him. Sport changer.”
Hardy improved to 6-2 in his UFC profession.
Hardy, who performed for the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys, hasn’t performed within the NFL because the 2015 season.
The previous Professional Bowl defensive finish wasn’t picked up by any NFL staff after his home violence conviction that was later overturned when the alleged sufferer declined to cooperate with prosecution on enchantment.
Hardy wasn’t the primary fighter to thank Cormier on Saturday.
Carla Esparza, who defeated Michelle Waterson with a cut up resolution victory within the undercard, instructed reporters after her win that she modified ways through the bout due to what Courmier stated and received the combat combat due to it.
However Niko Value should not have been listening to Courmier’s evaluation throughout his bout.
Value misplaced his welterweight rematch with Vicente Luque by TKO together with his proper eye swollen shut after taking a beating within the second and third rounds.