For the first feat of their new partnership, seems like the UFC and ESPN will attempt a balancing act. On one side of the scale you have UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy , former All-Pro football player who was essentially run out of the NFL after domestic violence charges, a crime he was initially convicted of before the case was dismissed on appeal. On the other there’s UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich , the very recent victim of an alleged domestic violence incident that nearly ended her chances of fighting on the UFC’s first event in its ESPN broadcast era. The UFC opted to put them on the same fight card, which guaranteed that Hardy’s already controversial presence in the promotion would continue to be a story. It also meant that the broadcast on ESPN+ would have to pivot from Ostovich’s inspiring story of survival and resilience to Hardy’s story of … well, not that. It’s tricky.
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The first test for the UFC and ESPN partnership? How to handle the Greg Hardy situation – MMA Junkie