Doctor steps in as 'next Rousey' gets 'shattered'
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Bellator's answer for Ronda Rousey has copped an absolute hammering in her second professional MMA bout.
Heather Hardy, a 35-year-old former boxer, has been hyped up by the fighting promotion, but the expectations have not been met after she suffered a humiliating loss to Kristina Williams.
Hardy even channeled Rousey by copping a Holly Holm-like kick to the face from Williams which ended up being impossible to recover from in the fight at Bellator 185.
Kaboom.#Bellator185 pic.twitter.com/ObRFWJIF2X
— Jonnyboy (@Jonnyboy_6969) October 21, 2017
Soon after the doctor was forced to step in and stop the fight.
Hardy's face was described as 'shattered' by some on Twitter.
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Only a day earlier she looked a whole lot different at the weighs-in for the fight.
Twitter had a field day after the brutal bout.
Heather Hardy got lit up like a Christmas tree. Damn. #Bellator185 pic.twitter.com/WFyQi5ZsZp
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) October 21, 2017
Kristina Williams appears to have shattered Heather Hardy’s face with a kick to the face. Doctor stops it mid-way through the second. Hardy’s nose bleeding profusely. Gruesome stuff. Not the result Bellator wanted.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 21, 2017
My god, Heather Hardy's nose is COOKED. Kristina Williams wins!!!
— Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) October 21, 2017
Kristina Williams should grab some attention after that performance ... and Heather Hardy, wow. One sided loss but what heart.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 21, 2017
I figured Heather Hardy's downfall might be when a grappler took her to the mat. But Kristina Williams busted her up in standup. Impressive.
— Jeff Wagenheim (@jeffwagenheim) October 21, 2017
Another Bellator prospect suffers another loss. Bad matchmaking, Heather Hardy was clearly outmatched here. #Bellator185
— Danny Segura (@DannySeguraTV) October 21, 2017
Heather Hardy just now leaving the cage to a nice ovation. But man, Bellator goes 0-for-2 on the Hardy/Julaton setup.
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) October 21, 2017
Hardy had a professional record of 20-0 in boxing.
It's not the only brutal defeat we've seen in the MMA world in recent times.