Former NFL player Greg Hardy knocked out in the third round by Darko Stosic at FNC 31


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Former NFL star Greg Hardy has faced his trials and tribulations in the cage as a mixed martial arts fighter and was taking a knockout blow once again on Saturday.

Hardy competed with Darko Stosic at Fight Nation Championship 31. It was supposed to be a heavyweight bout, but Hardy reportedly missed weight by 25 pounds. He had a 52-pound weight advantage over Stosic, although it didn’t seem to matter that much.

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Greg Hardy fights Ben Sosoli in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on October 18, 2019. (Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports)

Stosic began the third round with a brutal left hook that dropped Hardy. The former Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers defensive end missed Stosic’s wind blow and sent him to the canvas. Stosic delivered a giant hammerfist to Hardy’s jaw and the referee came in and stopped the fight.

Stosic obtained the victory by knockout.

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Greg Hardy celebrates his TKO victory over Juan Adams during UFC Fight Night at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas on July 20, 2019. (Adam Hagy/USA TODAY Sports)

It was Hardy’s fourth MMA loss in his last five fights. Each of those losses came via technical knockout or knockout. He lost his last two fights in the UFC in the first round: one on July 10, 2021 against Tai Tuivasa and the other against Serghei Spivac on March 5, 2022.

He appeared on the Peak Fighting 50 card in January and defeated Philip Latu via unanimous decision. However, he had no answers for Stosic.

Greg Hardy walks in the Octagon following his loss against Tai Tuivasa during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 10, 2021. (Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports)

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The Serbian star improved to 23-8 all-time with 17 knockouts. He has won six of his last eight fights and is on a two-fight winning streak. The last time he defeated Oli Thompson was at Fight Nation Championship 27.

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