5 reasons why UFC 272 could turn out to be a classic event
This weekend sees UFC 272 go down from Las Vegas. Thereβs no disputing that the event looks like one of the deeper cards in recent memory.
Can UFC 272 go down as a genuine classic pay-per-view. Will it be remembered well by the time 2022 is all said and done?
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If every fighter featuring on the card performs to the best of their ability, then the answer is yes. We could be treated to something very special this weekend.
With that in mind, here are five reasons why UFC 272 could turn out to be a classic show.
#5. UFC 272 could be the end of the line for Greg Hardy
The UFC doesnβt really have as many true villains as it might like to suggest. Even heelish characters like Colby Covington usually tend to attract their fair share of fans. However, UFC 272βs main card features a fighter that few fans have taken to in the form of Greg Hardy.
The former NFL starβs checkered past, littered with accusations of domestic violence, meant that he practically held pariah status from the moment he entered the octagon.
Some fans mightβve been willing to forgive that had his path in the promotion been different. Instead, his octagon career has been filled with controversy too.
Hardy was disqualified in his first bout due to landing an illegal knee to opponent Allen Crowder. He garnered more bad publicity when he saw a win over Ben Sosoli overturned after he used an inhaler between rounds without gaining athletic commission approval.
More importantly, though, βThe Prince of Warβ simply hasnβt developed into the fighter that the likes of Dana White expected him to become. Sure, he hits hard, but his vaunted athleticism hasnβt always pulled him through against trickier opposition. Heβs now on a two-fight losing streak going into the final bout of his contract.
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If Sergey Spivak can defeat him this weekend, itβs likely that the former NFL star will not return to the octagon again. While itβs perhaps harsh to say that many fans will be buoyed by this, itβs also hard to deny the truth of such a statement.
Unfortunately for Hardy, heβs now entered the same realm that many fighters have in the past β fans enjoy watching him lose. So, if βThe Polar Bearβ hands him his third defeat in a row, particularly if itβs in dramatic fashion, this weekend's show will instantly become more memorable.