{"id":297477,"date":"2019-01-08T07:07:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T15:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=297477"},"modified":"2019-01-08T07:07:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T15:07:05","slug":"rachael-ostovich-believes-former-nfl-star-greg-hardy-deserves-a-second-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rachael-ostovich\/rachael-ostovich-believes-former-nfl-star-greg-hardy-deserves-a-second-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Ostovich believes former NFL star Greg Hardy deserves a second chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was understandable pushback when Greg Hardy was booked on the same UFC event as Rachael Ostovich.<\/p>\n<p>Hardy is slated to make his UFC debut against Allen Crowder at UFC on ESPN+1 on Jan. 19. The former NFL star has a checkered past that includes a domestic violence dispute, the same thing Rachael Ostovich was a victim of late last year. But don&#8217;t count the TUF 26 star as one of his critics.<\/p>\n<p>Ostovich was on the Ariel Helwani MMA Show on Monday and explained she&#8217;s willing to give Hardy a second chance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cain Velasquez, Rachael Ostovich, Colby Covington | Ariel Helwani\u2019s MMA Show [Ep. 28 - Jan. 7, 2019]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RR6DHNJ2fPY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Greg Hardy] has nothing to do with me,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I am focused on my fight &#8211; nobody\u2019s story is the same and no one\u2019s situation is the same. I have nothing to do with Greg Hardy and I am just grateful to be fighting again.\u201d Ostovich explained.\u00a0 \u201cI believe in second chances. I am glad he\u2019s (Hardy) making a turnaround and I hope the same can happen for my husband and anybody else who has made a wrong choice. I\u2019ve made wrong choices and I was able to come back from those kinds of things,\u201d she added. \u201cWe\u2019ve all been, you know, not on our best behavior. For some people, they get caught or whatever may be. I don\u2019t know his situation, I only know mine so I can\u2019t speak on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ostovich went on to explain the conversation she had with UFC President Dana White about the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him it\u2019s not up to me and whoever you put on the card so whoever you guys got. I\u2019m just focused on my fight. This is my big fight and I am not going to give it up no matter what. I honestly didn\u2019t know who Greg Hardy was. I\u2019m so bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachael Ostovich (4-4) is scheduled to face Paige VanZant at UFC Brooklyn on Jan. 19. She&#8217;s alternated between wins and losses in her last five-fights. The 27-year-old is coming off a submission loss to Montana De La Rosa at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 1\/7\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was understandable pushback when Greg Hardy was booked on the same UFC event as Rachael Ostovich. Hardy is slated to make his UFC debut against Allen Crowder at UFC on ESPN+1 on Jan. 19. 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