

Former UFC fighter and strawweight contender, Paige VanZant has found a new lease on life beyond the octagon. The 27-year-old fighter started her career with Team Alpha Male and quickly made her name with the promotion. She stood out among her peers and quickly became a marquee name for the promotion.
However, now her days of fighting inside the octagon are long gone, as a former MMA fighter has turned her sights to AEW(All Elite Wrestling) and BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship).
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PVZ recently shared a hilarious yet awkward moment of her life that took place at the airport. The former mixed martial artist is currently singed with two promotions and living the life of a professional wrestler and bare-knuckle boxer.
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Van Zant revealed about the time she googled herself and what the search engine spewed up truly shocked her as she narrated the whole story on Twitter.
So, my flight to Texas got booked under, Vanzant, which I still go by professionally, But my legal last name is my husbands @austinv170mma …. So to prove who I am I googled myself. First article they see “Paige Vanzant and Husband make sex tape”….. F-U reporters 🤣
— Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) March 16, 2022
Free agency has helped Paige VanZant to explore alternate career options
’12 gauge’ is married to Bellator’s middleweight fighter, and former title challenger, Austin Vanderford (11-1-0). The duo got married back in 2018 and together they train out of American Top Team located in Miami.
Vanzant has massed thousands of followers across all her social media and is enjoying a fruitful career outside of the fight game. She has built a massive OnlyFans empire and is chasing her goals of becoming a professional wrestler as well.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 05: Paige VanZant prepares to face Alex Chambers in their women’s strawweight bout during the UFC 191 event inside MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 5, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
According to a report by Wrestlinginc, the former UFC fighter signed a multi-year deal with All Elite Wrestling. Vanzant is slated to make her debut in the ring soon and is currently undergoing training. She shed light on her deal with the company and how long she will be with the company.
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She said, “It is a long-term deal. I’m not sure the specifics, of course. I think they want to get me in the training and they want to get me ready for my first match and then after, after that, we’ll see what happens and they’ll see exactly where they want to place me within the division. I just think that it’s, it’s gonna be a pretty significant amount. I would love to see my face in AEW every week, but we’ll see.”
Who do you wish to see Paige Vanzant fight next?
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