Former UFC strawweight contender, Paige VanZant is slated to make her debut in slap combating tomorrow evening – below the Energy Slap banner, and to many’s shock – appears to be taking the transfer in her stride, labelling herself a “gangster” for making the transfer.
VanZant, a former strawweight and flyweight contender below the banner of the UFC, departed the Dana White-led promotion again in 2020, following a gap spherical armbar submission loss to Brazilian contender, Amanda Ribas in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
And within the time since, Oregon native, VanZant has made the transfer to reveal knuckle combating with BKFC (Naked Knuckle Combating Championship) – struggling consecutive determination losses to each Britain Hart, and former UFC opponent, Rachael Ostovich.
Competing in an expert boxing match simply final month, VanZant – who has competed in blended martial arts on 13 separate events, fought to a break up determination draw with social media influencer, Elle Brooke.
And final week, the UFC confirmed how VanZant could be making a shocking transfer to the Energy Slap group – led by the above-mentioned, White – and could be debuting this week.
Paige VanZant explains Energy Slap signing
In a single day, talking with assembled media forward of UFC 303, VanZant, 30, defined her determination to compete within the controversial promotion.
“I received known as if I might do Energy Slap,” Paige VanZant mentioned. “I mentioned, ‘Completely.’ And that was it. Signed the contract and right here i’m to do Energy Slap. I feel it’s thrilling for me as a result of it’s like, pay attention, I’m a gangster. Whether or not individuals need to admit it or not, I’m right here to slap someone, it doesn’t matter what group, what fight sport, I’m right here to take over and have some enjoyable.”
“I feel the narrative for me proper now completely falls according to persevering with to do Energy Slap alongside my boxing,” Paige VanZant defined. “I nonetheless intend to field once more on the finish of the yr. I’m ready for the date on that. This matches according to that. It’s preparation, it’s making ready to trigger harm and check out to not take harm, however inevitably, in Energy Slap you’re gonna get hit. So, who is aware of? I’m a lady who does regardless of the f*ck I would like and proper now, I need to do Energy Slap.”
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