Greg Hardy’s return to the Octagon has been confirmed, as the former NFL player will take on the undefeated Yorgan De Castro.
The UFC revealed the news on Friday through their social media. This Fight Night card will mark the first time the UFC has hosted an event in Columbus in over a decade, with UFC 96 being the last card to take place in the city.
Hardy (5-2, 1 NC) replaced the injured Junior Dos Santos in his last fight to face Alexander Volkov in the co-main event of UFC Moscow. Losing the fight by unanimous decision, Hardy had fought three weeks prior, when his decision win over Ben Sosoli was eventually turned to a no contest after the controversial heavyweight used an non-permitted inhaler in between rounds.