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Paige VanZant is in the news again after posting a few steaming pictures in a recent Instagram post. The buxom blonde is one of the biggest names in not just combat sports, but in the modeling world as well. However, her recent Instagram post raised the question among fans that she might be pregnant.

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VanZant exited from the UFC in 2020, where her record stood at 5 wins and 4 losses (8 wins and 5 losses overall). Following her stint in Dana White’s promotion, she joined the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. However, VanZant wasn’t able to make much the desired impact in BKFC and lost both her fights in the promotion.

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’12 Gauge’ VanZant recently posted a collection of steamy pictures with husband and Bellator fighter, Austin Vanderford, on social media. She captioned the post: “DADDY (not pregnant) Also a little tipsy.” The pictures were supposedly taken during a party. However, many fans interpreted the post as VanZant being pregnant.

Paige VanZant clarifies her pregnancy status

Fans went nuts after assuming that Paige VanZant had gotten pregnant after looking at her Instagram post. Fans thought the former UFC female fighter referred to herself as“daddy” in the caption, paving the way for speculation. However, that was not the case. The blonde mixed martial artist clarified to her followers and fans that she was not pregnant in an Instagram story.

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VanZant took the opportunity to apologize to her fans on Instagram. She wrote: “Okay. I want to apologize for my misleading caption. NOT PREGNANT!” She also added that she used the word “daddy” because she likes calling her husband by that name. She wrote: “JUST LIKE CALLING AUSTIN VANDERFORD daddy.” 

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Paige VanZant wanted to make sure that her followers understand that her previous Instagram post caption was interpreted correctly. She added, “I am not pregnant. I repeat NOT PREGNANT.”

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Paige VanZant has had a successful venture apart from her mixed martial arts career. The emergence of OnlyFans has attracted a lot of celebrities from the sports and entertainment industry as of late. Moreover, VanZant also opened an OnlyFans account not so long ago. Sources have reported that ’12 Gauge’ had earned a lot of money sitting at home by posting pictures on the platform. It is assumed that she has earned more money on OnlyFans than in her time as an MMA fighter.

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