They started talking it up this past fall, and now Heather Hardy and Ana Julaton will settle things in the cage … and the ring.

Hardy (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) and Julaton (2-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) will fight in a women’s flyweight bout at Bellator 194 next month, the promotion made official today following prior reports.

In addition, the two boxers will meet in the ring in a boxing match later this year under the DiBella Entertainment and Orion Sports Management banners.

Bellator 194 takes place Feb. 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card, including Hardy vs. Julaton, will air 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.

Julaton is 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.

When the two women fought on the same card this past fall, the talk already had started for an eventual meeting. Now it’s a reality – times two.

A date for the boxing match has not yet been announced.

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.