Greg Hardy will join an exclusive club of fighters Saturday when he steps in the octagon against Alexander Volkov in the UFC on ESPN+ 21 co-main event.
Hardy (5-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who meets Volkov (30-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in a heavyweight contest at CSKA Arena in Moscow, is making a 22-day turnaround from his no contest with Ben Sosoli at UFC on ESPN 6 on Oct. 19.
The controversial former NFL standout will already join the record books with his fifth UFC fight of 2019, but his quick turnaround comes with some more history attached, as well.
Hardy joins a list of fighters to compete twice in a short timespan. Check out where he stacks up:
The fighters alongside Hardy on the shortest turnaround list have found mixed success. Chas Skelly, Chris Leben and Donald Cerrone were the only ones to pick up wins in both fights.
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