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UFC Heavyweight Greg Hardy was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Ben Sosoli on the main card of tonight’s UFC Boston event.<\/p>\n

However, shortly after the conclusion of tonight’s fight card, Yahoo<\/a> Sports Kevin Iole reported that the controversial fight had been changed to a no-contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The reason for the change was Hardy’s decision to use an inhaler while in his corner between rounds two and three.<\/p>\n

The former NFL players actions spawned a plethora of negative reactions from fellow fighters on Twitter (see those here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

While many were shocked by Greg Hardy’s use of an inhaler, the fighters manager, Malki Kawa, took to social media where he claimed the device had been approved.<\/p>\n

Ultimately that did not prove to be the case, as tonight’s Hardy vs. Sosoli fight has officially been ruled a no-contest.<\/p>\n

Greg Hardy issued the following statement following the newly announced decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in the ring, me and my coach asked the commission if it would be ok to use my inhaler and they said yes, so I took it.\u201d Greg Hardy explained. \u201cI\u2019m still a new guy in this sport, I did what I do in every situation – I asked permission, I got permission and I did what I was told. In this fight, I wanted to prove I was a fighter. I said before the fight that I wanted to go out and put on a showcase and show the leaps and bounds that I\u2019ve improved by. I was all about found the 15 minutes, showing some different weapons and not making so many rookie mistakes and just getting jabbed in the face.<\/p>\n

Greg Hardy continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a Din Thomas showcase, I have lots of weapons and a gas rank to use those consistently over all three rounds. Right now, we\u2019re going back to the gym, put it together and let my team make the next decision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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