Greg Hardy has stepped away from social media following a heavy knockout loss in Belgrade.
Hardy was beaten in the third round by Darko Stosic, who came into the fight 52 pounds lighter and nearly six inches shorter.
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The build-up hadn’t gone well either, with Hardy missing weight by a wide margin, coming in at 292.3 pounds compared to Stosic’s 239.6.
Hardy’s record now stands at 8-6 across MMA, and he’s taken six knockouts in total between boxing, bare-knuckle fighting, and mixed martial arts. Despite the latest setback, he says he feels fine and plans to keep fighting.
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Greg Hardy responds after latest KO defeat
Greg Hardy didn’t waste much time posting on social media after the loss, sharing a series of messages with his 77.1k followers.
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“So I’m outta here (deleting the app) for a while, guys,” Hardy wrote in a screenshot of a text message. “Not the result I wanted but proud of myself. I went to war with Serbia’s best.
“I’ll be back when the a–holes are done talking ish. Busy being happy, if you need me, I’m with my family, losing weight lol even though I’m a 300lb ninja with top abs lol.”
He added another message in the caption of the post, which said: “See ya later guys, and to my real fans thank you so much.
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“But I’ve learned for my peace, I have to jump off after times like these cause a few select media and keyboard warriors are the scum of the earth that wanna say silky ish like kill yourself or not respect the work.
“But I love you guys, and I will always stay positive, and I will always be the American super soldIer repin’ our flag and team #iromma for life.”
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