Greg Hardy Suffered A Decision Loss To Alexander Volkov In Russia At UFC Fight Night 163
Former NFL standout Greg Hardy stepped in on short notice and went three rounds with former Bellator heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov. In the end, Volkov was awarded a decision victory at UFC Fight Night 163 Saturday from Russia.
Hardy replaced former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, who pulled out due to a bacterial infection. The bout served as the co-main event.
In the headline fight, Zabit Magomedsharipov downed Calvin Kattar via decision. The win was the 14th in a row for Magomedsharipov, who is a perfect 6-0 with the UFC.
The card took place from the CSKA Arena in Moscow, airing live on ESPN+. Other main card winners included Danny Roberts, who scored a knockout, Ed Herman, Anthony Rocco Martin and Shamil Gamzatov.
Complete results are below:
* Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* Alexander Volkov def. Greg Hardy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
* Danny Roberts def. Zelim Imadaev via KO (strike) at 4:54 of Round 2
* Ed Herman def. Khadis Ibragimov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
* Anthony Rocco Martin def. Ramazan Emeev via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
* Shamil Gamzatov def. Klidson Abreu via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
* Magomed Ankalaev def. Dalcha Lungiambula via KO (strike) at :29 of Round 3
* Rustam Khabilov def. Sergey Khandozhko via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
* Karl Roberson def. Roman Kopylov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:01 of Round 3
* David Zawada def. Abubakar Nurmagomedov via submission (triangle choke) at 2:50 of Round 1
* Roosevelt Roberts def. Alexander Yakovlev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* Pannie Kianzad def. Jessica-Rose Clark via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
* Davey Grant def. Grigoril Popov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)