Greg Hardy is excited to return to the UFC after learning how to wrestle.

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"The best organisation I've ever been a part of, not even second to the NFL," Hardy told Chris Van Vliet in an interview.

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"They contacted me; my contract had already expired, so we knew it was up." They called and said, "If you get some wrestling going in another promotion, we'd be happy to sign you back."

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