“I arranged to have a kid, with someone I could trust. I no longer wanted to be married, to do it the long way, the correct way according to the Bible, the proper way, the down-south way.”

American mixed martial artist, boxer, and former football defensive end

Gregory McKarl Hardy is an American mixed martial artist, boxer, and former football defensive end. He was born in 1988 and is known for his years in professional football, especially with the Carolina Panthers. Hardy played six seasons in the National Football League, spending most of that time with Carolina. He later moved into mixed martial arts and boxing, adding to a career that spans contact sports at the highest levels.