Former NFL player turned boxer Greg Hardy endured a concerning scene in the ring Friday night when he suffered an asthma attack between rounds during a match in Russia.

The 37-year-old Hardy, a one-time Pro Bowl defensive end who played for the Panthers and the Cowboys during a six-year NFL career from 2010-15, was unable to continue the exhibition match against MMA fighter Evgeny Goncharov in the Russian city Vologda.

Soon after being released by Dallas in 2016, Hardy began a fighting career with 13 bouts (7-5-1) in the UFC before turning to boxing in recent years.

Former UFC fighter and NFL Player Greg Hardy collapses into his corner and retires at the end of Round 3 of his exhibition bout with Evgeny Goncharov in Vologda, Russia, with the American seen asking his corner for an inhale

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