When you take a controversial fighter, and make a controversial decision to place him on a fight card, there’s a pretty good chance the fight itself will end in controversy.
And that’s exactly what happened when Greg Hardy made his official UFC debut in the co-feature bout of UFC Brooklyn on Saturday night.
Hardy, the former NFL All-Pro whose career was derailed by a domestic violence conviction and drug arrest, fought Allen Crowder at the Barclays Center.
After an atrocious round-and-a-half of fighting nowhere near major-league level, Hardy landed a blatantly illegal knee, leading to a disqualification victory for Crowder at the 2:28 mark of the second round.