Paige VanZant will fight again, but when that happens remains to be seen.
The UFC veteran turned bare-knuckle fighter hasn’t competed for more than two years. She originally was scheduled to return in August 2022, but her BKFC bout was cancelled just days before she was scheduled to leave for London. The fallout from that cancellation left her in a vulnerable state, especially after she faced criticism for the dropout despite BKFC making the call.
VanZant said she struggled afterward with mental health as she attempted to reconcile the work she’d put in to get ready.
“The real frustration, I guess, was the lead-up to the fight — I worked so hard,” VanZant told MMA Fighting.