Former UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy will step in for Vitor Belfort and face Hasim Rahman Jr. at Saturday’s Misfits Boxing event.
The promotion announced the change on Tuesday. A reason for Belfort’s withdrawal was not given. The four-round heavyweight fight takes place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas and streams on Dazn.
Hardy made his professional boxing debut in October, scoring a second-round knockout of Mike Hook in the second round of their fight under the Black Sheep Boxing banner. The controversial former NFL Pro Bowler went 4-5 with one no contest in the UFC before his release earlier this year.