On June 16, just four days after he knocked out Austen Lane at Dana White’s Contender Series 9 to earn a UFC contract, Greg Hardy was on a football field in pain. Hardy, playing defensive line for the Richmond Roughriders, had gone down in the first half, clutching his knee, and was taken back to the locker room. At that point, the Roughriders were up 22-0 on the Carolina Energy in an American Arena League home playoff game at Richmond Coliseum. But by halftime, the Roughriders trailed 29-22. It was then that Hardy told his teammates, “I’m not letting you guys lose,” and came out for the third quarter “healthy as can be,” Roughriders owner Greg Fornario told MMAjunkie.
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