A difference of 64 professional fights’ experience will be on display when Greg Hardy locks horns with Alexey Oleynik at UFC 270.
MMAjunkie.com was first to report the heavyweight booking. UFC 270 takes pace on Jan. 22 at an as yet to be announced location and will also include a pivotal middleweight bout between Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier.
A former NFL Pro Bowl defensive lineman, Hardy has compiled a 7-4 mark with one no contest since turning pro in 2018. The American Top Team product is 4-4 in the Octagon and has suffered back-to-back KO/TKO defeats at the hands of Marcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa in his last two UFC appearances.