Brendan Schaub Blasts UFC For Pushing Greg Hardy Over Nick Newell
Former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub has continued speaking out against the promotion that once employed him.
In the retired fighters latest rant, an angry Schaub blasts the UFC for pushing disgraced former football player Greg Hardy over one armed fighter Nick Newell.
“I just don’t understand. I don’t understand why he’s in that bulls**t Contender Series,” Schaub said on Below The Belt. “They’re just doing it for reviews. They’re riding and dying on Greg Hardy which is hilarious. It just shows you the nature of the business and what you’re dealing with with Dana White being a promoter. I would bet my life on it that Nick Newell sells more tickets than Greg Hardy, especially as an established fighter who’s a congenital amputee. His story is so much better. Not to mention, you’re worried about Nick Newell. Nick Newell has, I don’t know, 20 times the amount of experience than the rest of these guys in the Contender Series. He fought at a high level, the World Series of Fighting. We can hate on the World Series of Fighting, however, Marlon Moraes, Justin Gaethje, David Branch, Anthony Johnson, Andre Arlovski – I can go through the list of high-level fighters who have competed in World Series of Fighting. To not give him an instant UFC contract is just wrong, man. It’s wrong. And to highlight a guy like Greg Hardy. Greg Hardy – not the person, as a person that guy, I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire for what he’s done to women, allegedly – however, him as a fighter, he’s an older heavyweight, has an NFL background, we’ve seen how this story works out. Trust me, we’ve seen how this story works out. He’s gonna be knocking out these lower level guys. He’s not UFC caliber. He would get beat by everyone on the current roster in the UFC. Everybody right now. But you’re gonna invest time and marketing dollars into that guy and not Nick Newell, who has fought for a world title? There’s only about four or five major leagues in mixed martial arts. World Series of Fighting is one of them. It’s produced some legit f**king champions. Marlon Moraes is a real f**king threat to T.J. Dillashaw. Lance Palmer, who is over there right now, could probably beat 98 percent of the UFC if he came over. So it’s like, to shun a guy like Nick Newell is just silly.”
Hardy has already competed and won twice on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, while Newell lost in his lone appearance.
Schaub casts the majority of the blame for pushing Hardy over Newell on eskimo brother and UFC President Dana White.
“There’s only one person making these calls: Dana White,” Schaub stated. “Same guy that s**ts on fighters. The same guy who talks shit about Francis Ngannou but then highlights Greg Hardy. What the f**k are we doing?!”
The former NFL star is currently under a developmental deal with the UFC and is 2-0-0 as a professional MMA fighter.
