Alexander Volkov Schools Greg Hardy at UFC Moscow, Hardy Suffers a Broken Hand

Greg Hardy fought Alexander Volkov in the co-main event of UFC Moscow. Coming into the fight Hardy has not much to lose. He took a fight on short notice replacing Junior Dos Santos. He was going to fight a top-ranked opponent for the first time. After the inhaler controversy in his last fight, this fight surely helped him to get in the good books of UFC.

Greg Hardy was looking good in the first round for sure. Although Alexander Volkov used his experience and karate background to land some good leg kicks early, Hardy got his offense going landing some clean punches. However, Hardy broke his right hand while defending a head kick from Volkov in the first round which diminished the performance of Hardy in the second and third rounds for sure.

Greg Hardy was not throwing his broken right hand at all in the second rounds except for a couple of punches that lacked the power behind them. On the other hand, Alexander Volkov used his reach to his advantage and picked apart Hardy with his leg kicks.

The third round saw the best of Greg Hardy as he came out sprinting towards Volkov looking for a finish. Although he landed a good combination, Volkov survived the final fury Hardy had to offer. After that sequence it was all Volkov who used his experience and fought a very calculated fight, winning the fight via unanimous decision.

This was a much-needed loss for Greg Hardy who has never fought a ranked opponent before. Considering he broke his right hand very early in the fight and still managed to hang around with ranked 7 heavyweights in UFC proves he is not that bad after all when it comes to fighting inside the octagon. He is making significant improvements with every fight and it would be exciting to see what’s next for him. On the other hand, although Volkov has won this fight he is still 2 more wins away from a possible title shot.