‘Let’s go Russia?’ US MMA followers to cheer for Alexander ‘Drago’ Volkov as controversial Greg Hardy steps in at UFC Moscow

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Controversial UFC star Greg Hardy will now tackle Alexander Volkov at UFC Moscow, with the bout dropping down the cardboard to the co-main occasion slot, and followers have flocked to social media to assert their backing for the Russian star.

Experiences from ESPN stateside have instructed that Hardy is ready to step in to switch former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, who was reportedly pulled from the principle occasion matchup on account of a bacterial an infection in his leg that left him hospitalized as he obtained therapy.

With Hardy’s imminent arrival on the combat card, UFC officers have taken the choice to regulate the bout order on the prime of the invoice, with Dagestan featherweight star Zabit Magomedsharipov’s matchup in opposition to American Calvin Kattar now set to headline the occasion in a three-round principal occasion on November 9.

The information might serve to pile on the frustration for Francis Ngannou, who had hinted on-line earlier on Tuesday that he may be eager on stepping in on brief discover to tackle the previous Bellator heavyweight champion.

However as a substitute the UFC has opted to draft in Hardy, who drew extra controversy at UFC Boston when he was captured on digicam utilizing an inhaler between rounds – and act that led to his win over Ben Sosoli being adjudged a no-contest.

Ngannou reacted to the information with humor that solely simply drew a veil over his frustration, as he tweeted: “I like the UFC sport, it is so humorous. #UFCMoscow”

The American, whose checkered previous – together with a conviction for home abuse which was later quashed on attraction – reduce a dejected determine throughout his post-fight press convention and appeared notably dissatisfied to have let down his bosses on the UFC.

In accepting a short-notice project midway all over the world in Moscow, Hardy will hope to appease the UFC’s prime brass, whereas additionally taking his likelihood to knock over one of many heavyweight division’s prime contenders.

The information has been met with a sturdy response on-line, with followers seemingly queueing as much as throw their assist behind Russian star Volkov.

“Let’s go… Russia?” tweeted one fan, whereas one other tweeted a GIF of WWE celebrity Rusev pulling into an area in a tank with a Russian flag with the message: “Instantly I like Russia”.

One other fan, impressed by Volkov’s Rocky IV-themed nickname “Drago” merely posted a GIF of Dolph Lundgren’s legendary character, which carried the well-known line: “If he dies, he dies.”

And one sarcastic fan tweeted Hardy and his administration to make a medical inquiry, asking if the heavyweight can be bringing his now-infamous inhaler to Russia with him.