Greg Hardy, the former NFL star and UFC heavyweight who now holds the Peak Fighting championship, weighed in 26 pounds over the limit for his bout with Darko Stošić tomorrow at FNC in Croatia. Despite the massive weight discrepancy, Stošić agreed to proceed with the fight.
Greg Hardy weighed in a staggering 26 pounds over the limit ahead of his scheduled bout with Darko Stošić at FNC in Croatia on May 30, raising serious questions about the former NFL standout's preparation for the regional contest.
Hardy, 37, carries a 7-5-0 professional record and holds the Peak Fighting heavyweight championship. Fighting out of the United States under the Skills Sport and Fitness banner, the six-foot-five, 203-centimeter heavyweight competes in an orthodox stance and brings an 80-inch reach into the cage. Known as the "Prince of War," he landed significant strikes at a rate of 4.79 per minute during his career, posting a striking accuracy of 50 percent. Despite the enormous weight miss, his opponent Darko Stošić agreed to proceed with the fight rather than withdraw.
No verified data for Stošić was available in the AgentMMA database ahead of this report.
Why it matters
- A 26-pound overage is extraordinary even by regional promotion standards and raises immediate questions about Hardy's conditioning and professionalism ahead of the bout.
- Stošić's willingness to accept the fight despite the discrepancy likely came with financial compensation, though any such agreement has not been officially detailed.
- The result, whatever it may be, will almost certainly carry an asterisk given the dramatic weight differential between the two competitors.
