@MarcinTybura
FLEXING THE POLISH POWER! The G&P closes it out!
#UFCVegas17 pic.twitter.com/WmgYmbNLd4— UFC (@ufc)
December 20, 2020
Saturday’s loss to Marcin
Tybura exposed a glaring weakness in Greg Hardy’s
game.
After an opening round in which the former NFL Pro Bowler’s standup
looked as good as it ever has in the Octagon, he appeared to be
just as helpless on the canvas in Round 2. Once Tybura executed a
takedown, it was academic from there, as Hardy wilted under an
onslaught of punches and hammerfists 4:31 into the second
period.
The image of a defenseless Hardy covering up against Tybura’s
ground-and-pound should be ammunition for future opponents. Prior
to
UFC Fight Night 183, Hardy had only absorbed three significant
ground strikes in seven Octagon appearances.
Hardy admitted that he is still a work-in-progress as a mixed
martial artist following the discouraging defeat.
“Gotta take my Ls like a man. Always have and always will,” Hardy
wrote on Instagram. “I have become a much better fighter but I am
far from complete. #tentoesdown This loss is [definitely] on me. My
[coaches] and team are the best in the world. It’s on me to make
adjustments.”
The loss snapped a modest two-bout winning streak for Hardy, who
falls to 4-3 with one no contest over the course of his UFC
tenure.