Unforeseeable freak occurrence: Greg Hardy inflicts illegal & catastrophic violence, spoiling ESPN+’s debut co-main

The UFC’s debut on ESPN was, overall, a thrilling card with a plethora of memorable moments, but it seemed to lose steam during the final two bouts.

The main event, in which Olympic gold medalist – and Tito Ortiz spirit animal – Henry Cejudo controversially stopped T.J. Dillashaw within seconds, seemed to be an anticlimactic end to what was a highly anticipated champion vs. champion bout.

Leading into that mess was Greg Hardy, who tried to Big Football Man his way through a determined Allen Crowder, only to find that Crowder did not fall down as easily as some of his earlier opponents.

Instead, Crowder survived Hardy’s sloppy early onslaught. And in the most satisfying moment of the fight,…