For heavyweight Greg Hardy, UFC 272 might be a make-or-break event.
Dana White has shown no interest in extending the contract of the former NFL player turned mixed martial artist, who is on the penultimate fight of his current contract.
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In only three years in the promotion, the 33-year-old has fought ten times, the most recent being against Sergey Spivak.
Hardy is coming off back-to-back losses to Marcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa, the latter of whom he knocked out in the first round last July.
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Hardy has been a divisive character in the UFC both before and during his career, and this could be his last chance to establish his worth to the organization.
He was a sixth-round choice in the 2010 NFL draught by the Carolina Panthers, and he set a team record with 15 sacks in 2013. He was named to the Pro Bowl as a result of this.
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Hardy was convicted of assaulting a former girlfriend in 2014, but the case was later dismissed when he filed an appeal and the victim failed to appear in court.
However, the NFL still punished him, and he was suspended for ten games for breaching the league’s personal conduct policy.
On appeal, the suspension was reduced to four games, but his production for his new team, the Dallas Cowboys, rapidly declined.
He was dismissed after one season, and that was the end of his NFL career.
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Despite having little to no experience, Hardy declared in October 2016 that he was switching to MMA.
Before Dana White controversially brought him to the UFC, the heavyweight won his first three battles.
It was divisive due to claims of domestic violence against him, despite the fact that the charges were dropped from his record.
When he used an illegal knee when his opponent, Allen Crowder, was downed, his first bout ended in a disqualification loss.
His victory over Ben Sosoli in October 2019 was reversed as a no-contest due to his use of an inhaler between rounds, but that wasn’t his only controversy in the octagon.
Hardy himself has hinted at a transition to boxing, implying that he is considering life after the UFC and MMA.
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He even called out Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, despite the fact that the two are now preoccupied with other matters.
“It’s happening, bro,” former defensive end Hardy stated at the UFC 272 media day when asked about a possible code switch.
“I’m definitely going to try to pursue boxing after this fight.”
“However, I’m still doing MMA because that gold is in my head and heart.”
“I’m not ready for Tyson Fury just yet, but Anthony Joshua — I’d love to get in there and smack those fellas down.”