Darko Stosic handed Greg Hardy a knockout loss in the FNC 31 main event on Saturday, finishing the former NFL player and UFC veteran in Round 3.
The heavyweight bout headlined the card at Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, where Stosic secured the stoppage at 2:42 of the third round. The matchup came after Hardy missed weight in a major way, stepping on the scale at 292.3 pounds, 26 pounds over the heavyweight limit.
Hardy entered the fight with an 8-6 record and as the Peak Fighting heavyweight champion. Stosic came in with a 23-8 record.
Hardy had suffered multiple TKO finishes in both gloved and bareknuckle boxing since his final UFC fight in March 2022. Stosic, who previously competed in the UFC four times from July 2018 to January 2020, has gone 10-3 since leaving the promotion.
