Former NFL player and UFC veteran Greg Hardy, now competing for Peak Fighting, weighed in 26 pounds over the limit for his scheduled bout against Darko Stosic at FNC in Croatia. Despite the massive weight discrepancy, Stosic agreed to proceed with the fight.
Greg Hardy missed weight by a staggering 26 pounds ahead of his scheduled heavyweight bout against Darko Stosic at FNC in Croatia on May 29, 2026. Despite the enormous discrepancy, Stosic agreed to proceed with the fight.
Hardy, nicknamed the Prince of War, is a 37-year-old American heavyweight known primarily for his time in the UFC following a professional NFL career. Now competing under the Peak Fighting banner, he carries a 7-5 professional MMA record. Standing six-foot-five with an 80-inch reach, Hardy has always been a physically imposing presence, and his numbers reflect an aggressive output — he lands 4.79 significant strikes per minute at a 50 percent accuracy rate, making him a genuine knockout threat whenever he steps into the cage.
His opponent, 34-year-old Serbian Darko Stosic, represents MMA Red Star and brings a 13-4 record into the contest. Standing six feet tall with a 76-inch reach, Stosic is an orthodox fighter who relies heavily on his grappling to control opponents, averaging 3.42 takedowns per 15 minutes while landing 2.61 significant strikes per minute at 45 percent accuracy.
Why it matters
- A 26-pound miss is one of the most severe weight failures in recent memory and raises immediate questions about Hardy's professionalism at this stage of his career.
- Stosic absorbs all of the risk by agreeing to continue — he faces a significantly heavier opponent with no financial penalty offsetting the physical disadvantage.
- The style matchup already favored Hardy's striking power over Stosic's takedown-heavy approach, and the weight gap amplifies that concern considerably.
- The outcome, whatever it may be, is unlikely to carry meaningful rankings weight given the circumstances surrounding the weigh-in.
