{"id":299259,"date":"2019-01-24T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T18:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=299259"},"modified":"2019-01-24T10:47:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T18:47:32","slug":"greg-hardy-says-he-is-hurt-by-cheating-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/greg-hardy-says-he-is-hurt-by-cheating-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Hardy says he is &#8216;hurt&#8217; by cheating accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last weekend, when the UFC made its anticipated debut on ESPN+, former NFL star Greg Hardy took his first steps into the Octagon, where he took on the dangerous Allen Crowder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Greg Hardy had some success in this fight, he was ultimately disqualified for nuking Crowder with an illegal knee in the second-round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to TMZ this week, Hardy opened up on this DQ loss, and on the widespread accusations that he cheated on purpose. He says he&#8217;s been hurt by people suggesting he would cheat intentionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC&#039;s Greg Hardy, &#039;I Hate People Thinking I&#039;m a Cheater&#039; | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3GtsqaOhLJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was in a bad place, bro,\u201d Hardy said. \u201cIt kind of hurt me. You guys cover me for a long time, I hate losing, bro. I\u2019m not a loser, for one. For two, I hate people thinking that I\u2019m a cheater and just the way that it was all formed and shaped. It kind of hurt me, man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greg Hardy added that his choice to throw this illegal knee was simply a product of his inexperience in mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLooking back and listening to the rule, I didn\u2019t really understand the rule,\u201d Hardy said. \u201cIt was a different understanding. And the crazy thing is, in my mind, I wasn\u2019t even gonna risk it, you know? I was literally waiting for him to get up. I saw the knee come up, and he grabbed the back of my other leg, so it feels like he\u2019s standing up, man. And I was trying to time it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just saw Cowboy Cerrone catch this guy with some perfect timing, and I was just thinking timing a beautiful shot, you know? Like every fight I\u2019ve been in before this fight, there was this moment, I saw, and I locked in on it, and I went for it, man. 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