{"id":319780,"date":"2019-07-18T13:20:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=319780"},"modified":"2019-07-18T13:20:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:20:12","slug":"greg-hardy-shares-dream-scenario-taking-out-jon-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/greg-hardy-shares-dream-scenario-taking-out-jon-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Hardy shares dream scenario: &#8216;Taking out Jon Jones&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Hardy is still new to the sport of MMA and the UFC, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he has his mind set on a dream matchup in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Hardy, who will face Juan Adams this weekend at UFC San Antonio, recently stated that he wants to be the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/greg-hardy-says-hell-be-greatest-combat-sports-heavyweight-of-all-time\/\">greatest heavyweight of all-time<\/a>. To accomplish that very feat, Hardy knows he may have to get by one of the greatest to ever step in the cage; the UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he would be interested in stepping in the Octagon with Jones down the road, Greg Hardy didn&#8217;t hesitate to respond positively.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s like saying you want to play against Troy Aikman and the Cowboys,&#8221; Hardy told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/07\/18\/greg-hardy-jon-jones-mma-ufc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ Sports<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s impossible not to dream of Greg Hardy vs. Jon Jones for the heavyweight title after he&#8217;s done finishing off the light heavyweight division. Full disclosure, Jon Jones is someone that I emulate as a fighter. I think he&#8217;s one of the most complete fighters in the game. I think he&#8217;s one of the most dangerous men in this world and that&#8217;s, honestly, who I&#8217;m trying to fight like. It would be an honor and a pleasure to go to war with him if I make it that far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Greg Hardy will look to make it two straight in the UFC this weekend following a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-on-espn-1-results-allen-crowder-defeats-greg-hardy-via-dq-highlights\/\">disqualification loss to Allen Crowder at UFC on ESPN+1<\/a> in February and a<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-fort-lauderdale-results-greg-hardy-kos-dmitrii-smoliakov-video\/\"> first-round TKO win over Dmitrii Smolyakov<\/a> in April at UFC Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p>As the conversation continued, Hardy was asked if he could see himself defeating Jones should they square off down the road.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For sure,&#8221; Hardy said. &#8220;Like I said, he&#8217;s a great dude, a great competitor, but I&#8217;m here to clean out the whole division and anyone who wants to join it. I&#8217;m here to be the greatest combat sports heavyweight of all-time, and if that includes taking out Jon Jones to do that, than that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve got to do. And I&#8217;ll do it with all due respect like I would Stipe, like I would Daniel. I think a lot of times my comments get misconstrued as disrespectful and it&#8217;s not. If I&#8217;m sitting here saying I can&#8217;t beat somebody, than do I even belong here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Will there be a future heavyweight showdown between Greg Hardy and Jon Jones? Whatdo you think?<\/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 7\/18\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Hardy is still new to the sport of MMA and the UFC, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he has his mind set on a dream matchup in the future. Hardy, who will face Juan Adams this weekend at UFC San Antonio, recently stated that he wants to be the greatest heavyweight of all-time. 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