Football Former Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy Heading for MMA Debut by Kristine Haugsjaa October 11, 2016 Photo Credit: 247nflnews.com This has Bellator written ALL over it. Former Dallas Cowboy defensive end Greg Hardy has started training to make his debut in Mixed Martial Arts, according to MMAFighting.com. During his time as a Carolina Panther, Hardy was brought up on charges of domestic abuse involving his ex-girlfriend. After being sentenced to 18-months probation, Hardy appealed the sentence, wanting to take it in front of a jury. Hardy and his ex-girlfriend allegedly came to an agreement outside of court prior to the hearing. She was a no-show at the trial, leading to all charges being dropped. Once being released from the Panthers, Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones signed Hardy to “America’s Team”. Barely a month after his signing, Hardy was placed on a 10-game suspension. The suspension was reduced to 4-games, due to an alleged violation of the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. Most recently, now a free agent after not being re-signed with the Cowboys, Hardy was arrested in September for cocaine possession. In a sport that has been seeing an increase in alleged domestic violence cases within its own rosters, not to mention the stiffing on disciplinary actions involving substances, it’s highly unlikely we’ll see Hardy entering the UFC octagon his debut. Hardy, 28, has reportedly started his training in the Dallas, Texas area recently and is walking around at 285, suggesting his debut will be in the heavyweight division. Post Views: 1,222 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kristine Haugsjaa Kristine is a Managing Editor for DoubleGSports.com as well as UFC/MMA Lead Writer. She also hosts a column known as Fighting Words. Latest posts by Kristine Haugsjaa (see all) NJ’s Chookagian makes flyweight debut at UFC Charlotte - November 7, 2017 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves - October 20, 2017 Frankie Edgar to face Champion Max Holloway at UFC 218 - October 3, 2017 Boxing’s Amanda Serrano heading to MMA - September 21, 2017 Related TopicsbellatorCarolina Panthersdallas cowboyFootballGreg Hardymixed martial artsmmamma debutufc Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 More in Football You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Tea Time with Mel and Jay Ep. 8: Review of Netflix’s “7 Yards” Tea Time with Mel and Jay is a podcast where Melody and Jackie review... Eagles Comeback Not Enough In Loss to Detroit LI’s Aljamain Sterling Gets Top Bantamweight at UFC Albany