She has a new job now
Former UFC star Paige VanZant misses the allure of the Octagon.
We havenāt seen VanZant in the UFC for some time now, with ā12 Gaugeā making her final appearance in 2020, a quick submission loss to Amanda Ribas at UFC 251. VanZant went 5-4 in a six-year stint with the promotion.
Since then, VanZant has been checking off a few combat sports in BKFC, Misfits Boxing, and now Power Slap, where she won by decision last weekend.
VanZant Gets Real On First UFC Run
On the verge of returning to MMA after signing with the GFL recently and her husband Austin Vanderford now a full-fledged UFC fighter, VanZant was asked if sheād like to return to the UFC someday.
āIf Iām completely honest and transparent, I was to a point where I was happy with my career and I was happy with my success in my life and everything Iāve accomplished,ā VanZant said at the Power Slap 12 press conference. āOf course, I wanted to continue to chase dreams, but making the walk with my husband again, I was like, āDamn, like I really miss this and I realize how special it is.āā
āI signed when I was 19 years old, Iām in my UFC debut at 20. I didnāt realize what a big deal it was back then. I didnāt realize how special it was. And now seeing that process and leaving, like maybe I took it for granted.ā
VanZant Says UFC Return Would Take āA Lot Of Workā
VanZant started her UFC career off with three-straight wins in the strawweight division and a āPerformance of the Nightā in her debut. She headlined two UFC events, one of which was her first promotional loss to former champ Rose Namajunas.
Win or lose, VanZant was praised for her toughness and resilience; once fighting three rounds with a broken arm against Jessica Rose-Clark.
āI know it would take a lot of work for me and a lot of dedication for me to earn my shot back into the UFC. But definitely, my heart misses it,ā VanZant said. "So we could [come back], weāll see.
āBut right now I am truly happy and honored to be a part of Power Slap and thatās something Iām gonna pursue for a long time.ā
Paige VanZant has garnered a massive social media following her time in the UFC, making thousands of dollars through her subscription-based OnlyFans site.
āI think Iāve made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than I did in my entire fighting career combined,ā VanZant said on the Only Stans Podcast in 2023.
After seeing her gash in no longer interested.
Iād prefer her types over the āmore talentedā butch types if we absolutely must have WMMA. She is better to look at and has a more entertaining style to boot.
I always thought she had one of the best nicknames though. It wasnāt very fitting, but it was still cool.
I have enjoyed her OnlyFans career much more than her UFC career.
Came to say this too.
In fact if Dana replaced all the dykes with cute chicks the 2 or 3 females that can actually fight would be dominant like Rhonda again
Win win
Ha, true point. Plus the cuter ones have less skill so the average WMMA bout would be more wild and entertaining in general.
Win win win
She will be part of a fight announcement soon
I dont think im allowed to tell yet
Everytime I see her now all I see is flashes of her pooper in various positions.
I am shocked that an attention whore misses the attention.
First things first. Clean up them dingleberries and wash your feet
She threw that same kick like three times before landing that! Iām amazed her opponent allowed that to happen after teh numerous failed attempts!
That was OG darling Bec Rawlings.
Donāt be too amazedā¦
Who also has quite the onlyfans content.
So said a friend.
I wouldnāt know
They just need to MacKenzie dern show up to all weigh ins.
A lot of work = losing about 30lbs of walking weight before even starting her next cut.