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UFC heavyweight prospect Greg Hardy has been a controversial figure dating all the way back to his days in the NFL as a defensive end. That hasn’t changed now that he’s in the world of MMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A naturally heavy hitter from playing American football, that has transitioned over nicely for the 30-year-old as he has finished all seven of his career wins by knockout\/TKO (four as a pro, three as an amateur).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of the controversy surrounding Hardy comes from the fact that he’s an inexperienced fighter getting special treatment accompanied by his checkered past. As in 2014, convicted on domestic violence charges from Hardy’s ex-girlfriend, he appealed leading to the case being dropped as his former partner didn’t show up to testify on the court date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victim stated that Hardy had thrown her into the bathroom putting his hands on her throat threatening to kill her. These accusations were denied by Hardy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardy’s now boxing coach at American Top Team in South Florida, Billy Padden, was a probation officer for 10 years as well as a court investigator for the same amount of time in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI watch Greg Hardy hit grown men and make them limp as a noodle in seconds,\u201d Padden told Bloody Elbow<\/a>. \u201cIf he had any malice the night of this alleged incident, the woman would be dead. [I’m] used to giving people second chances, everybody deserves a second chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Greg Hardy I know is one of the best living guys I\u2019ve met down here. Every time I\u2019m walking him to the ring, I hear, \u2018You woman beater,\u2019 I hear nasty things said to him. I don\u2019t think he deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardy fought in his second UFC fight as well as second UFC co-main event this past Saturday at UFC Fort Lauderdale when he took on and defeated Dmitrii Smoliakov via first-round TKO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Millington, Tennessee native made his UFC debut in January when he fought Allen Crowder at UFC Brooklyn. A fight that saw more controversy added to his name as he would lose by disqualification in the second round after hitting Crowder with an illegal knee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all knew Greg was better than what he showed when he fought Allen Crowder,\u201d Padden said. \u201cThe UFC got to him. I could tell he was acting different when he was in the cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had a nice talk after he came back from that, and I said, \u2018Listen, the weigh-in doesn\u2019t matter, the pre-fight staredown doesn\u2019t matter, the sh*t talking doesn\u2019t matter. The only thing that matters is when that buzzer sounds.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe tried to slow this thing down. We didn\u2019t want this to happen,\u201d Padden continued in reference to Hardy’s co-main event placements. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to be the co-main event. It takes guys 10 years to get to this level, to the UFC. He knows this happened quickly; we know this happened quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cManagement teams are not always on the same page as the trainers. The management people felt he was ready; we have to respect their decision. Greg felt he was ready. I\u2019m gonna train him to the best of my ability no matter who they put in front of him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s next for ‘The Prince of War’ remains to be determined. But Padden would go onto say that he believes there is no ceiling on the potential of the former Carolina Panther and Dallas Cowboy in MMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on <\/em>BJPenn.com<\/em><\/a> on 4\/30\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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