[autotag]Greg Hardy[/autotag] has a date and opponent for his next UFC bout.
The controversial former NFL All-Pro will take on [autotag]Yorgan De Castro [/autotag]at UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Columbus, Ohio on March 28. The news was announced by the promotion Friday.
Hardy (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) last fought in Novembe,r where he suffered a decision loss to Alexander Volkov in the co-main event of UFC Moscow. Hardy took the fight on short notice. A few weeks prior, he had a unanimous-decision victory over Ben Sosoli changed to a no-contest due to unapproved use of an inhaler during the fight. Hardy won his previous two bouts before the Sosoli mishap.
On the other hand, De Castro (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) last competed in October where he defeated Justin Tafa via knockout in his UFC debut. The 32-year-old fighter is unbeaten in his professional MMA career.
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Additionally, two more bouts were added to the card. [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will be taking on [autotag]Louis Smolka [/autotag](16-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in a bantamweight bout and [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag] (8-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) will face [autotag]Sam Alvey[/autotag] (33-13 MMA, 10-8 UFC) in a light heavyweight contest.
UFC Columbus is headlined by heavyweight bout pitting Francis Ngannou against rising contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
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