Derrick Lewis doesn’t like Greg Hardy ’s type, so he’d be happy to fight the former NFL star if he ever officially makes to to the UFC octagon. On Tuesday Hardy (1-0) took one step closer to a possible UFC debut after a scoring a brutal 57-knockout win at Dana White’s Contender Series 9. It’ll be the start of a sort of UFC development deal for Hardy, according to White (watch Hardy’s post-fight interview above). The former NFL All-Pro defensive end had a 2014 domestic violence arrest and conviction that was subsequently overturned on appeal when the victim couldn’t be located to testify, and a subsequent arrest for cocaine possession all but shut the door on a possible return to pro football. So, the 29-year-old has turned his attention to MMA, where he went 3-0 (with three first-round knockouts) as an amateur before Tuesday’s successful pro debut against Austen Lane.
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UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis on Greg Hardy: ‘I really don’t like guys like that’ – MMA Junkie