Former NFL Pro-Bowl DE and UFC fighter Greg Hardy, who was found guilty of assaulting his girlfriend in 2014, says he’s now working at Walmart… he made nearly $3M playing in the league.
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threatening to kill his girlfriend (he was initially convicted on multiple counts the previous year before the case was dropped upon appeal after the accuser didn’t appear to testify in court).
Hardy pivoted to MMA in 2016 shortly after he was arrested in Dallas for the possession of cocaine, and after a series of dominant amateur performances, he was invited to compete in UFC’s Contender Series despite backlash from the many critics Dana White dismissed while awkwardly defending the decision to sign him.
The MMA community was abuzz with discussion as rumors spread that the former NFL star was employed at Walmart.
Check out some of the social media reactions below:
Twitter user @BeatinTheBookie seemed to support Greg Hardy’s alleged side hustle as he stated:
“At least he’s working. What’s wrong with that?” The news of former UFC heavyweight fighter Greg Hardy reportedly working at Walmart has sparked a flurry of reactions among fans.
Hardy himself posted a video on his Instagram account on Thursday night, in which he can be seen discussing his job as an employee trying to sell Spectrum Internet. The video was shot at a Walmart store, where ‘Prince of War’ can be seen walking and complaining about his treatment by certain individuals and customers.
In 2015, Dallas signed him to a one-year deal in spite of the four-game suspension he received after the league conducted an investigation into an incident where he was accused of strangling and threatening to kill his girlfriend (he was initially convicted on multiple counts the previous year before the case was dropped upon appeal after the accuser didn’t appear to testify in court).
You could argue the biggest reason Hardy was a draw was that a lot of people would’ve loved to see an alleged woman beater get his comeuppance in the Octagon—which is exactly what transpired when he got obliterated by Sergey Spivak at UFC 272 in 2022.
