From the moment that Greg Hardy announced he would pursue mixed martial arts as a career, you knew this day was coming. That there were not enough behemoths serving as a buffer between Hardy and the top levels of heavyweight MMA to stop his rise, and that the sport’s tastemakers would not have the will or restraint to reject his athleticism and infamy.
So here we are. After yesterday’s Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series season two kickoff, Hardy was selected by White for a UFC contract after a crushing 57-second knockout of fellow ex-NFL player Austen Lane.