Former UFC flyweight Paige VanZant continues to reinvent herself. Since she first made her octagon debut in 2014, VanZant has constructed a profitable social media content material profession. She’s fought in Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship (BKFC). She made her skilled boxing debut in Could and can compete in Energy Slap for the primary time this weekend.
VanZant left the UFC in 2020 after shedding to Amanda Ribas at UFC 251. A month later “12 Gauge” inked a multi-fight take care of BKFC. She fought twice for the promotion shedding each occasions. A 12 months later, in September 2021, VanZant signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She final appeared as knowledgeable wrestler for the group in Could 2022. It was introduced in April that VanZant would make her skilled boxing debut for Misfits Boxing. She confronted English Onlyfans mannequin Elle Brooke in Could and the battle resulted in a break up draw.
On Friday, VanZant takes on Christine Volmarans at Energy Slap 8 and hopes it is the start of her option to a Energy Slap championship.
“I bought signed to the UFC once I was 19. I had my first UFC battle at 20. My UFC debut, I bought a ‘Efficiency of the Night time’ bonus which fully modified my life. I used to be with the UFC for six years after which I transitioned into bare-knuckle boxing. And now I’ll do Energy Slap,” VanZant mentioned throughout an interview on the UFC YouTube channel.
“Once I first noticed Energy Slap, I believed holy sh*t, that’s insane. Once I see stuff that’s loopy and thrilling, it immediately simply makes me need to do it. I’m positively an adrenaline junkie and I’ve been since a younger age. I did develop up dancing and I used to be a cheerleader, however I prefer to have the thrills in life,” VanZant continued. “I might say my largest accolade is my toughness. I like to compete. I like to be violent, and that is actually just like the epitome of being a canine.”
“I must take a belt residence, that’s the objective. I’m not going to go anyplace till I get the belt,” VanZant said.
