Paige VanZant is returning to her roots.
Just weeks removed from her stint on “Dancing with the Stars,” the Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight star will return to the Octagon on Aug. 27 to confront Bec Rawlings.
The pairing was announced Thursday morning by the Las Vegas-based promotion.
VanZant (6-2, 3-1 UFC), 22, last saw action in a one-sided loss to Rose Namajunas last December. The throttling came to an end with a fifth-round rear-naked choke.
Rawlings (7-4, 2-1 UFC) will enter the bout on different terms as the 27-year-old has won her last two bouts with impressive conquests of Seo Hee Ham and Lisa Ellis.