UFC Parts Ways with Greg Hardy, Three Other Fighters

Greg Hardy saw the writing on the wall following his last Ultimate Fighting Championship appearance, and no it appears the Las Vegas-based promotion has officially parted ways with the controversial former NFL star.

Hardy joins Sabina Mazo, Davi Ramos and Jared Gooden as athletes that are no longer on the UFC roster, according to a report by MMAFighting.com. All four fighters recently completed their contracts with the promotion and are not likely to be re-signed.

Hardy indicated that his run in the Octagon was over following a first-round TKO loss to Sergey Spivak at UFC 272 on March 5.

“What a run, ya boy is far from done just got some fine tuning to do,” Hardy wrote on Instagram. “Thank you to all my fans and haters. I appreciate you all. Mostly I appreciate my coaches, family, and the UFC for giving me the opportunity to shine bright.”

Given his history with domestic violence, Hardy was a controversial addition to the Dana White’s Contender Series lineup in 2018. The former Pro Bowl defensive lineman won two fights on the Contender Series and one on the regional circuit before joining the organization in January 2019.

Anchored at American Top Team, Hardy went 4-5 with one no contest during his UFC tenure, often occupying prominent spots on the promotion’s cards.

Mazo, a former Legacy Alliance flyweight queen, won three of her first four Octagon appearances but is currently mired in a three-bout skid – including a second-round submission loss to Miranda Maverick in her last outing at UFC Fight Night 203.

Ramos went 4-1 in his first five Octagon appearances but is coming off back-to-back decision losses to Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan. He hasn’t competed since July 2020. Ramos recently asked the UFC for his release.

Gooden went 1-3 in the UFC from 2020 to 2021 and has since earned a win at Jorge Masvidal’s iKon Fighting Championship. He is slated to face Curtis Millender at XMMA 4 on April 2.

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