Video: Watch Paige VanZant’s Knucklemania opponent get nasty TKO at BKFC 14

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Tonight Paige VanZant makes her much anticipated debut in the world of bare knuckle boxing. The former UFC strawweight is set to headline BKFC’s first ever Knucklemania event opposite BKFC veteran Britain Hart.

Hart, a 31-year-old who fights out of Virginia, is 4-4 if you combine her record in regular and bare knuckle boxing. She made her debut for BKFC in 2018 at that organization’s second ever show. There she met, and was defeated by, former UFCer Bec Rawlings.

Since then, in BKFC, she has lost to Invicta-vet Christine Ferea and beaten Randine Elkholm. You can see Hart vs. Elkholm below.

To earn her first BKFC win Hart went toe-to-toe with Elkholm for over three rounds before eventually finishing her opponent. Watch above as Hart peppers Elkholm with shots to the head and body to earn the TKO victory.

Will something similar happen at Knucklemania or will PVZ show she’s at home in the BKFC ring?

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