Former UFC strawweight contender, Paige VanZant is slated to make her debut in slap fighting tomorrow night – under the Power Slap banner, and to many’s surprise – seems to be taking the move in her stride, labelling herself a “gangster” for making the move.
VanZant, a former strawweight and flyweight contender under the banner of the UFC, departed the Dana White-led promotion back in 2020, following an opening round armbar submission loss to Brazilian contender, Amanda Ribas in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
And in the time since, Oregon native, VanZant has made the move to bare knuckle fighting with BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) – suffering consecutive decision losses to both Britain Hart, and former UFC opponent, Rachael Ostovich.