Five Times UFC Fights Ended In DQ

#1 Allen Crowder vs Greg Hardy - UFC Fight Night 143 (January 19, 2019)

The referee disqualifies Greg Hardy

That brings us to the most recent rule violation. Greg Hardy's disqualification loss served to demonstrate nothing more than a complete lack of experience on his part in the professional fighting arena. He had fought for a combined time of just two minutes prior to his UFC bow and his inexperience showed in an unskilled performance that did not match the hype that preceded his contest with the unheralded Allen Crowder.

Few had even heard of Crowder before this bout and the UFC had done everything possible to ensure that the former NFL star could win his UFC debut.

However, his inexperience told and after a scrappy contest, Hardy used knees on his grounded opponent to draw the DQ loss.

The bout evoked memories of former celebrity UFC fighters such as CM Punk and James Toney who were over-matched and embarrassed in their UFC bouts due to a lack of skill and experience. Hardy will get another chance but prior to his loss, offered very little to suggest that MMA is the career for him.