MMA Fighting · Jan 20, 2019
Greg Hardy admits he ‘messed up’, apologizes for illegal knee at UFC Brooklyn
At the UFC Brooklyn post-fight press conference, Greg Hardy did not sound like a man who had intended to cheat.
The controversial former NFL star made his UFC debut in the co-main event of Saturday night’s card at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center against Allen Crowder, and it was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Hardy was disqualified by referee Dan Miragliotta at the 2:28 mark of the second round of the heavyweight bout for throwing an illegal knee to the head of his downed foe.
A disconsolate Hardy repeatedly apologized to Crowder for his actions, and said that the incident was the result of inexperience, not intentional cheating.