Britain Hart happy for Paige VanZant finding success outside BKFC, but ‘people are really f*cking mean to her’

Three years ago, Britain Hart was effectively touted as “the other girl” when matched up against Paige VanZant after VanZant defected from UFC and signed a lucrative deal with BKFC.Hart may have started that night as the B-side to VanZant, but she put on a largely dominant showing over five rounds to secure the unanimous decision win. On Saturday, Hart defends her BKFC strawweight title against Taylor Starling in the main event for the promotion’s first card in Sturgis, S.D., which takes place during the famous week-long motorcycle rally where nearly a half-million bike enthusiasts descend upon the unassuming small town.While Hart has cemented herself as one of the faces of BKFC, VanZant only returned for one more bare-knuckle fight, losing to fellow UFC veteran Rachael Ostovich. Since then, VanZant has made a lucrative career for herself through online modeling, but also jumped into the influencer boxing scene with a fight against Elle Brooke. Most recently, VanZant competed in Dana W...