‘I’ll go and knock the man out’: Greg Hardy plans KO of ‘top-ranked elite murderer’ Alexander Volkov at UFC Moscow (VIDEO)

NFL defensive lineman turned UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy takes on the hardest problem of his transient profession when he fills in for Junior Dos Santos in opposition to Alexander Volkov in Moscow subsequent month – however says will probably be a simple win.

Hardy, who fought lower than every week in the past in Boston in a controversial combat which noticed his win commuted to a no-contest after an inhaler he utilized in between rounds was subsequently deemed unlawful, can have lower than three weeks to organize to face the 30-7 Volkov however regardless of the sizeable step up in competitors, he says that the combat will add one other knockout to his file.

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Volkov was initially scheduled to face former heavyweight champ Dos Santos within the UFC Moscow headliner on November 7 however a bacterial an infection in his left leg dominated the Brazilian out of the competition, forcing UFC matchmakers to scramble to discover a alternative.

Step up Greg Hardy.

“I am excited. There was quite a lot of issues that performed into this choice, dude,” he instructed TMZ Sports activities.

“The massive one was simply the chance. This can be a big-time combat, that is high-level competitors.

“My teammate (Dos Santos) went down so any individual’s received to fill in. The subsequent man up has received to fill in. That has simply all the time been my mentality. I am holding down for the group, the UFC all the time has my again. They took a bet on me, are you aware what I imply? They let me within the door. They want any individual to fill in and for certain I’ll go and knock the man out.”

On paper, the duty is an uphill one for the American. Volkov has almost 40 skilled fights below his belt and owns wins in opposition to the likes of Fabricio Werdum, Stefan Struve and Roy Nelson. The Moscow native was 11 seconds from victory in his final combat a yr in the past with Derrick Lewis earlier than struggling a sensational KO because the clock ticked in direction of the combat’s conclusion.

And this consequence, Hardy says, offers him confidence.

“Derrick Lewis knocked this dude out,” he defined.

“If pillow-hands Lewis can do it, for certain I really feel like I can go in there and compete and knock this man out. 

“It is time to step up and put my mettle to the check as ‘The Prince of Warfare’. Cease speaking, put the fingers up and combat with an precise monster. I am combating with a top-ranked elite murderer.”

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However this is not private. Hardy is gracious in recognizing that Volkov did not have to just accept the combat, which might be his fifth UFC bout this calendar yr – an all-time file for a heavyweight.

“Thanks for accepting the combat, bro. Let’s go to warfare. I can not wait. I am excited. See you in Russia, my buddy.”