A heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and former NFL standout Greg Hardy took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 264: ‘Poirier vs. McGregor 3’ event.
Tuivasa (11-3 MMA) had entered Saturday’s contest on a two-fight winning steak, this after scoring knockout wins over Stefan Struve and Harry Hunsucker in his most recent Octagon appearances.
Meanwhile, Greg Hardy (7-3) entered tonight’s UFC 264 event looking to rebound from his TKO loss to Marcin Tybura this past December. Prior to the setback, the former Dallas Cowboy had put together a two-fight winning streak by defeating Yorgan de Castro and Maurice Greene.
Tonight’s Hardy vs. Tuivasa heavyweight contest proved to be a wild 67-second affair. Tai Tuivasa utilized some good low kicks early but Greg Hardy wound up clipping him with a right hand. The former NFL pro rushed in with hopes of finishing the fight but the Australian blasted him with a right hand that sent him down to the canvas. After a couple of follow up shots, the referee jumped in to stop the fight.
Official UFC 264 Result: Tai Tuivasa def. Greg Hardy via KO at 1:07 of Round 1
Check out how the pros reacted to Tuivasa defeating Hardy below:
Octagon will shake w/ the big guy
Who’ll win?#UFC264noCombate
— Charles Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) July 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/alexvolkanovski/status/1414060241172324361
He’s definitely going to get ko’d
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 11, 2021
Post-fight reactions to Tai Tuivasa knocking out Greg Hardy:
https://twitter.com/alexvolkanovski/status/1414060817176154113
What a girl really wants @bambamtuivasa
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 11, 2021
. @bambamtuivasa is my favorite fighter.
— Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) July 11, 2021
Let’s go!!!! @bambamtuivasa
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 11, 2021
The Shooey is the worst/best celebration in sports!
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/JanBlachowicz/status/1414064571304775683
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