Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton slated for Bellator 194

Bellator 194’s lineup has a new bout featuring some MMA fighters with pro-boxing backgrounds.

Heather Hardy (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has announced a bout with recent signee and fellow female flyweight Ana Julaton (2-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) for next month’s card (via Instagram):

Here we go y’all, the fight news everyone’s been waiting on. Who you got???? . ?? FEBRUARY 16 ?? MOHEGAN SUN ?? @bellatormma ?? HEAT v JULATON . . @adidas_combatsports @dymatize @teamdymatize @jlewbags @wbcboxing @hillimpact @blackrob_bjj_boxing @shihandevon @renzogracieacademy @renzograciebjj . . #heatherhardy #heathertheheat #teamheat #boxing #femaleboxing #girlboxer #boxinglife #boxinghype #boxingnight #boxingday #boxinggloves #boxingfanatik #boxer #boxingfitness #womensboxing #boxeo #wmma #mma #teamrenzogracie #bjjgirls #womensmma #renzograciegirls

A post shared by Heather Hardy (@heathertheheat) on Jan 18, 2018 at 6:14pm PST

According to MMAFighting.com, which first reported the bout, the fighters will also meet in a future boxing match (date TBD).

Bellator 194 takes place Feb. 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the main card, including Hardy vs. Julaton, airs on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Hardy, a 35-year-old New Yorker with a 20-0 pro-boxing record, made her MMA debut this past June and became a quick fan favorite after scoring a TKO win over Alice Yauger and giving some enthusiastic post-fight interviews.

However, in her most recent fight, Hardy suffered a TKO loss to Kristina Williams due to a broken nose/doctor’s stoppage.

She now meets Julaton, a 37-year-old Filipino-American from California who went 2-2 in MMA with ONE Championship. Julaton, who also owns a 14-4-1 pro-boxing record, made her Bellator debut in October and suffered a split-decision loss to Lisa Blaine.

The latest Bellator 194 card includes:

• Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson – heavyweight grand prix opening round
• Derek Campos vs. Patricky Freire
• Liam McGeary vs. Vadim Nemkov
• Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton
• Nicholas Giulietti vs. Ross Richardson
• Dean Hancock vs. Marcus Surin

For more on Bellator 194, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.