When Greg Hardy saw that American Top Team training partner Junior dos Santos wouldn’t be able to fight against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night 163, he jumped at the opportunity to step in on short notice.
“I’m excited. There were a lot of things that played into this decision and the big one was just the opportunity,” Hardy told TMZ Sports. “This is a big time fight, this is high-level competition. This is what any ‘Prince of War’ or future ‘King of War’ could ever hope for. And second of all, just somebody fell down.