Video: Paige VanZant, Britain Hart exchange shoves, expletives in heated BKFC KnuckleMania staredown
There was no shortage of intensity at Thursday’s weigh-ins for BKFC: KnuckleMania, but Paige VanZant and Britain Hart stole the show.
A fired-up Hart got right up in Paige VanZant’s face during their staredown following the event’s official weigh-ins. That prompted VanZant to shove Hart, leading to a brief scuffle and Hart cussing out the former UFC star ahead of their main event clash this Friday at at RP Funding Center in Tampa, Fla.
“This ain’t fcking MMA, you can’t choke,” Hart said. “Get the fcking rules right before you come into the f*cking game. How about that? Get the rules right. I will touch you first tomorrow.”
Hart continued to shout at VanZant after the staredown, with BKFC President David Feldman stepping in to keep them separated.
VanZant (8-5 in MMA) competes in bare-knuckle boxing for the first time Friday. She makes her BKFC after parting ways with the UFC with three losses in her last four fights for that promotion, and a 5-4 UFC record overall.
Hart makes her fourth appearance for the BKFC. She lost to Bec Rawlings and Christine Ferea in her first two outings, but scored a fourth-round knockout of Randine Elkholm at BKFC 14 this past November to set up her bout with “12 Gauge.”
