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Barry Arnold
06/02/2021
Former UFC star Paige VanZant has lost her bare knuckle debut despite knocking her opponent’s teeth out. The popular fighter left the UFC following the expiry of her contract last year and was quickly snapped up by Bare Knuckle FC, finally making her debut for the promotion on Friday. However, her big-money move backfired, as VanZant came up short in her debut against veteran Britain Hart. VanZant — who claimed to have been paid ‘ten times more’ than any of her UFC fights for the bout — suffered a comprehensive 49-46 defeat on all three of the judges’ scorecards, and immediately left the ring after the results were announced. Afterwards, Hart revealed that her teeth were knocked out by the MMA star, and a late flurry couldn’t swing the fight in VanZant’s favour. ‘It’s as big as you make it,’ Hart said at the beginning of a bizarre post-fight interview. View this post on Instagram ‘I’m not a person… I love Paige VanZant, she was an idol of mine because she’s a pretty girl who can break the limits. ‘I am not a person though, I am a feeling, and all you guys are going to feel me. ‘Paige VanZant knocked my teeth out… it’s a good thing sharks can grow back their teeth. ‘I made this moment about the people who believe, not the people who don’t believe. This is not for the people who said Paige VanZant was going to win, this is for the people who said I could. ‘I really wanted to knock her out in the third round but she is tough… but was not going to let her out-work me.’ VanZant was left with severe bruising on her face after the bout, sharing a photo on Instagram which also showed cuts until her left eye. Today's top videos
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