Greg Hardy missed weight by 25 pounds and had a 52-pound advantage over Darko Stosic but was stopped in the third round
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| Greg Hardy walks in the octagon following his loss against Tai Tuivasa during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 10, 2021. (Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports). |
Hardy contended with Darko Stosic at Fight Nation Championship 31. It was supposed to be a heavyweight bout but Hardy reportedly missed weight by 25 pounds. He had a 52-pound weight advantage over Stosic, though it didn’t appear to matter as much.
ZERO BS. JUST THAT. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Stosic started the third round with a brutal left hook that knocked Hardy backward. The former Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers defensive end didn’t see Stosic’s windmill punch and it sent him to the mat. Stosic delivered one giant hammer fist to Hardy’s jaw and the referee came in and stopped the bout. Stosic was given the knockout win.It was Hardy’s fourth MMA loss in his last five bouts. Each of those losses came via technical knockout or knockout. He lost his last two fights in UFC in the first round – one on July 10, 2021, against Tai Tuivasa and the other to Serghei Spivac on March 5, 2022.
He appeared on the Peak Fighting 50 card in January and defeated Philip Latu via unanimous decision. However, he had no answers for Stosic. It was Hardy’s fourth MMA loss in his last five bouts. Each of those losses came via technical knockout or knockout. He lost his last two fights in UFC in the first round – one on July 10, 2021, against Tai Tuivasa and the other to Serghei Spivac on March 5, 2022.
He appeared on the Peak Fighting 50 card in January and defeated Philip Latu via unanimous decision. However, he had no answers for Stosic.By Ryan Gaydos Fox News
Published May 31, 2026 12:06pm EDT
