UFC fighter turned BKFC brawler Paige VanZant isn’t placing her fight sports activities profession to mattress simply but.
After six years and 9 fights beneath the UFC banner, ’12 Gauge’ walked away from the promotion in quest of a extra profitable supply regardless of her middling 5-4 report contained in the Octagon. VanZant ended up getting precisely that, touchdown a profitable supply with Naked Knuckle Combating Championship shortly after her departure from the Las Vegas-based promotion.
Greater than three years after signing on the dotted line with BKFC, she remains to be but to earn her first victory contained in the squared circle.
Dropping her first two fights in opposition to Britain Hart and former UFC foe Rachael Ostovich, Paige VanZant was decided to get that elusive W in bare-knuckle brawling. ’12 Gauge’ booked herself a struggle with Charisa Sigala in August 2022, however days earlier than she was set to step contained in the ring, the BKFC inexplicably pulled the plug on the matchup.
BKFC founder David Feldman provided little rationalization for the transfer, however many suspected the promotion’s ticket gross sales in London, the place the occasion was emanating from, have been decrease than anticipated forcing them to make some cost-cutting strikes forward of struggle night time.
Taking to social media, Paige VanZant revealed that she was left depressed after BKFC knowledgeable her of the sudden cancellation.
“So, after all, the final struggle that I used to be imagined to have for BKFC, the struggle obtained pulled the week of the struggle,” VanZant defined on Instagram. “I had lower all my weight, I used to be so excited to struggle, I obtained mega depressed.”
“So, I took somewhat little bit of day off and I’m again within the gymnasium, coaching 100% now. And I really feel like I’m in a very good place, the place I’m coaching for enjoyable and to get higher. Not simply to organize for a struggle” (h/t MMA Combating).
Paige VanZant Hopes to Combat Once more within the BKFC Squared Circle
With VanZant being profitable hand over fist on-line by way of social media and OnlyFans, many have questioned whether or not or not she’ll ever return to the ring.
“I wish to proceed, simply type of doing this, what I’m doing proper now,” VanZant stated. “Coaching to have enjoyable, to get higher and study after which as soon as I really feel, like I’m determined to struggle — which I do actually wish to — however as soon as I really feel like I’m mentally and bodily ready, then I’m going to take a struggle.
“I don’t wish to simply take a struggle as a result of I wish to. I wish to actually really feel it in my physique, that I’m prepared. So, it’s coming although. I’m working actually arduous.”
Together with his million-dollar funding in Paige VanZant producing lackluster outcomes so far, BKFC President David Feldman is prepared to offer ’12 Gauge’ yet one more shot.
“I believe she needs yet one more crack at it,” Feldman instructed MMA Combating in Might. “I do know that I wish to give her yet one more crack at it, so I believe we’re going to have no less than yet one more run there.”
