Greg Hardy went to the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 1 vs. Allen Crowder with a terrible reputation, and just 127 seconds of in-cage time as a pro. He left with a worse reputation, after he got exhausted, and was disqualified for a knee that some viewers believed was on purpose.

However, in response to a question from MMAjunkie, he forcefully denied it. In fact, he said he thought he won, and that Crowder was getting back on his feet.

He was getting up, it was inexperience in mistiming it, man, said Hardy, as transcribed by Dave Doyle for MMA Fighting. But I trying to time it like I had just watched Donald Cowboy Cerrone do, like I saw everybody else do, and I thought it was the right thing to do at the time. And it was not. I messed up.

I was built to do this. I was made to do this, man, and I let people down today. I let my gym down. I let my team down, and you know it? it sucks man. I didn’t want him to go out like that. That sucks for Allen Crowder man, for him to go out like that, no matter how he feels about me that’s not okay you know. I take full responsibility for this. It’s not something I’d do on purpose. Anybody that’s ever met me, or been around me, knows it’s not something I would do. I wish we could go back and go into the third round, man.

It would be real selfish for me to sit around and talk about the boos when I’ve got all these people who traveled halfway across the world to be here with me, man. All I can think about is like I said is how I let these people down for these people who put their name on the line for me. It might not mean a lot to regular people, but it means a lot to me man.

Further transcription via Steven Marrocco and Mike Bohn.

I take full responsibility, said Hardy. It’s not something I did on purpose. Anybody that’s ever met me, or been around me, knows that’s something I wouldn’t do. I just wish we could go back and go into the third round.

Show me one time I’ve ever cheated in my life. Show me one other lineman or one of their favorite quarterbacks in history that I’ve ever cheated against. Go ask Tom Brady if I cheated when I sacked him.

I’m not a cheater. That’s not on my record. That’s not on my resume. Thirty years of life, not one time. Not one time have you ever asked me a question, and I’ve lied to you. Not one time have you ever seen me stand up here, and I told you it wasn’t my fault. I was there. I did it. It’s my responsibility. I’m a grown man. That’s my character.

People put their name on the line for me. That may not mean a lot to you regular people; it means a lot to me, man.

I want to get up as soon as possible. In seven days, I’ll be back in the gym. I’m going to fix my timing … and I’m going to be back with bad intentions for whoever wants to step in there with me. Allen Crowder, please come back and let’s do it again if he wants to. If not, I understand, just like I understand everyone has their opinion of me.

I’m a part of the machine, man. My attitude doesn’t change with wins or losses. It’s part of being a boss. I’m ‘The Price of War.’ This is what I do. When the man says let’s roll, I’m rolling.”

I am not like you. I am not like anybody else. I understand, God bless them. But I’m here to stay. As long as Dana White will have me, as long as ESPN will have me, as long as you guys will have me, I love all of you, and I’m here to stay, and I’m going to fix what I did wrong, and it was not intentional.”