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Greg Hardy on Francis Ngannou: He has athletic ability, but he’s not an athlete

Greg Hardy doesn’t think fellow UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou is the ‘athlete’ that many fans make him out to be.

Hardy (5-1) started off his UFC career off with a DQ loss to Allen Crowder after landing an illegal knee, but since then the disgraced former NFL player has notched up two first-round knockouts, the most recent being against Juan Adams at UFC San Antonio last month.

Talking on The Slip ‘n Dip Podcast, Hardy explained why he doesn’t be one dimensional like Ngannou, and why he feels the Cameroonian isn’t an ‘athlete’ but instead has ‘athletic ability.