Former UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy retains stretching his string of dropping fights in weird vogue. On Friday, Hardy confronted off with Evgeny Goncharov in a boxing bout on the Vologda Sports activities Palace enviornment, competing below the Vologda Area Governor’s Cup banner in Russia.
Each males opened the struggle with a measured, feel-out method, staying at vary and buying and selling low-commitment photographs by the primary two rounds. Within the third, Hardy briefly shifted the momentum, rising his output and driving his opponent again to the ropes with a flurry of offense.
Goncharov, nonetheless, fired again late within the spherical, catching “Prince of Warfare” clear with a number of punches to the top and reclaiming management earlier than the bell.
Earlier than the fourth spherical started, Hardy immediately grew to become unwell in his nook, dropping to the mat whereas combating for breath as an bronchial asthma assault set in. His misery was audible, with Hardy calling for an inhaler. The 37-year-old former NFL athlete was briefly seen insisting he might nonetheless struggle, however ringside docs stepped in and dominated him unfit to proceed. The stoppage formally handed Goncharov the win.
After parting ways with the UFC in 2022 following a middling 4-5 run with one no contest, “Prince of Warfare” inked a multi-fight cope with BKFC. Hardy’s bare-knuckle debut got here at BKFC KnuckleMania 3 in February 2023 towards Josh Watson, the place his night time ended with a second-round knockout defeat.
Hardy is ready to step again into the MMA cage on January 24, 2026, making his debut with Peak Combating. He’ll headline PFC 50, difficult Phil Latu for the heavyweight title.
When Greg Hardy Puffed An Inhaler Mid–UFC Battle
At UFC Boston in October 2019, Greg Hardy initially secured a unanimous choice win over Ben Sosoli. The result was overturned later that night time by the Massachusetts State Athletic Fee, modified to a no-contest attributable to “Prince of Warfare” utilizing an inhaler between the second and third rounds.
Hardy was heard asking a fee inspector at cageside if he might use his inhaler, saying he had bronchial asthma. The inspector challenged whether or not it had medical approval. The Tennessee native answered that USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping associate on the time, had cleared its use. Moments later, Hardy took two quick puffs before the fight resumed.
The inhaler contained albuterol, a bronchodilator used to open the airways and enhance airflow to the lungs. Upon coming into the UFC’s anti-doping pool, Hardy had already disclosed his medicines to USADA and was knowledgeable the drug was not prohibited.
USADA permits albuterol year-round, with a restrict of 800 micrograms per 12 hours, roughly equal to 10 inhaler puffs. Last clearance for utilizing it throughout a struggle, although, rests fully with the overseeing athletic fee.
