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19th June 2019
01:31pm BST

"Oh my God, yes. That is where my family are from; Dublin. "My grandmother is from there and she came over here [to America]. I know Bellator has a show in September so I'm thinking of bothering them about it... "They put on great shows at Bellator; there are no easy fights. They give me names [to fight[ and I'm like, 'Ugghh!'"In Frampton, Hardy would have a vocal fan in the front seat at any Bellator event, in Dublin or Belfast. The MMA promotion confirmed, earlier this year, that there would be a big September event at the 3 Arena. Having recently signed 16 Irish fighters to deals, there would be plenty of local talents to place on a card, in and around Hardy. Lloyd also threw up the notion of Hardy donning the boxing gloves again to defend that WBO featherweight belt on the undercard of a Frampton fight. "That's a great night," Frampton replied. "Why not?" https://twitter.com/ChrisLloydTV/status/1140310456239820800 Given the support the likes of Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington receive from Irish fight fans, a bout on these shores - boxing or MMA - would draw a lot of interest. Wear the Irish tricolour shorts, as she has done frequently in the past, and she'll be off to a flyer before a bell is even rung. CHECK OUT THE FULL HEATHER HARDY INTERVIEW HERE:
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