Paige VanZant mentioned she would do slap combating once more, and he or she meant it.
Dana White’s promotion introduced Wednesday that VanZant will make her second look Oct. 24 at Energy Slap 9 in Abu Dhabi the place she’ll face newcomer Chelsea Dodson. The occasion takes place simply two days earlier than UFC 308 at Etihad Enviornment, additionally in Abu Dhabi.
VanZant, who was as soon as a UFC darling, gained her Energy Slap debut towards Christine Wolmarans by unanimous resolution after three rounds of defenselessly slapping one another within the face again in June.
Afterward, VanZant mentioned she believed she had a future in slap combating.
“I advised everyone, and everyone ought to know that I’m robust as hell,” VanZant advised reporters after her win. “I’ve gone from the UFC to bareknuckle boxing to boxing to Energy Slap. I’ve accomplished professional wrestling. I simply need to compete. I had a fully unbelievable time doing this. I feel that they’re gonna need me again completely, so I do see a future right here. I simply need to compete, and I need to stay my life and have enjoyable, exhibit how robust I’m.”
VanZant’s victory in her Energy Slap debut was her first in a fight sports activities setting since a January 2019 submission win over Rachael Ostovich within the UFC’s first occasion of the ESPN period. After that, VanZant misplaced her closing UFC bout towards Amanda Ribas in 2020, misplaced two BKFC fights towards Britain Hart and Ostovich in 2021, and earlier this yr fought to a cut up attract a boxing match with influencer Elle Brooke.
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