Report: Boxer Heather Hardy to make Bellator debut at MSG in June

Heather Hardy is making her MMA debut a quick subway ride from her native Brooklyn.

The undefeated boxer will meet Alice Yauger in a flyweight bout at Bellator 180 on June 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, promotional officials told MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi on Thursday. The fight is scheduled for the card's online prelims.

"The Heat" was initially slated to make her debut in four-ounce gloves under the Invicta FC banner in January, only for her opponent to bow out with an injury and leave her without a promotion to call home, Raimondi reports.

Hardy has won 20 of 21 fights in the ring - the outlier a no-contest - and currently holds the WBC International super bantamweight title. She'll make her Bellator debut just over a month after outpointing Edina Kiss.

Yauger welcomes the 35-year-old Hardy to the cage with a 4-5 professional record. "The Soccer Mom" was last seen dropping her Bellator debut to Jessica Middleton by unanimous decision in January.

Bellator 180 will be headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between champion Phil Davis and former foe Ryan Bader. The card will act as a curtain-jerker of sorts to Bellator NYC, a pay-per-view featuring a grudge match between UFC alumni Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva in the main event and a heavyweight tilt between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione in the co-headliner.