Former UFC fighter and ex-NFL star Greg Hardy once again landed on the wrong side of a boxing highlight reel.

At the Fight Club REN TV Super Series in Moscow, Russia, Hardy faced Aleksei Papin. The fight was scheduled for six rounds of three minutes each, but didn’t last that long.

With about 90 seconds left in the third round, Hardy was badly shaken with clean punches and ended up crashing to the canvas.

Check out the video of the highlight moment below:

💣HUGE KO

World ranked cruiserweight Aleksei Papin scores a brutal round 3 knockout over former UFC fighter Greg Hardy in Moscow pic.twitter.com/jOsQoTnMmw

— Tokkerū (@ATokkers5) December 13, 2024

Since leaving the UFC following a TKO loss to Sergei Spivac at UFC 272 in March 2022, Hardy has competed in exhibition fights and professional boxing matches. He has had some victories, but has also suffered some devastating knockouts.

Hardy also tried bareknuckle boxing once, but was knocked out by Josh Watson at BKFC KnuckleMania 3.

Shortly after the fight, Hardy posted a statement on Instagram:

“I came to Russia Alone on short notice to fight a monster with 18 wins and put my skills to the test. Got two knockdowns and went toe to toe. I don’t take easy fights, I don’t fight fake fights, I fight real killers and sometimes the price is high but I will pay it to become the best, no? Thank you to everyone who helped me get to this point.”

Watch a full replay of the fight in the video above.