Paige VanZant Becomes First Ever to Have Careers in PowerSlap, UFC, BKFC, Pro Wrestling, and Boxing

Souvik Roy | 23/06/2024
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A ‘X’ update about Paige ’12 Gauge’ VanZant making her debut at Power Slap 8 has resulted in the former UFC star creating an unintentional record. With this, VanZant becomes the first-ever combat sports athlete to compete in Power Slap, UFC, BKFC, pro wrestling, and boxing.

VanZant began her combat sports career in 2012 after signing into an MMA promotion named UWF. Her career took a major boost after entering the UFC in 2014. The Oregon native amassed a massive following in a very short amount of time.

But she couldn’t hold to success for too long and inked her BKFC contract within a few weeks of her departure from the UFC in 2020.

But things didn’t work out the way she expected as she picked up two losses in her first two fights. She decided to draw an end to that career and venture into pro-wrestling, singing with the noted promotion AEW.

VanZant also won her first match but left the Tony Khan-led organization without any clarifications.

Her boxing debut under ‘Misfits Boxing’ on 25 May also didn’t go the way she wanted. The fight against influencer Elle Brooke ended in a split draw.

Now while, she hasn’t been entirely successful, kudos to VanZant for trying out every option that’s out there; the latest in the list being Power Slap. Goodman’s ‘X’ update also revealed that VanZant’s debut would happen against Christine Wolmarans on 28 June.

 

Hopefully this opens up another world full of possibilities and opportunities for VanZant. Unfortunately, UFC fans don’t think so.

Paige VanZant gets trolled after signing for Power Slap

‘BJPenn.com’ was one of the first sources to report VanZant’s induction into Dana White’s slap-fighting promotion. They also highlighted their report through an ‘X’ update on their account. However, fans derided ’12 Gauge’s’ decision to join Power Slap in unison.

Some deduced that her income from ‘OnlyFans’ had dried up, compelling her to take ‘desperate’ decisions. Others counted this decision as a mark of the downfall of her combat sports career.

To be fair, trolls will keep trolling but no one has yet has had the distinction of having careers in UFC, AEW, BKFC, and boxing!

 

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Souvik Roy

The coveted boxing bout between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson in 2002 was the first combat sports event that Souvik ever witnessed. However, he fell for the UFC when he knew about it in 2010. After starting as an occasional viewer back then, Souvik has been watching UFC events almost regularly from late 2017. He began his career as a UFC(MMA) and combat sports journalist in the year 2022 after gathering a lot of valuable knowledge about MMA and a few other combat sports disciplines. He has written more than 1300 articles about various UFC and other combat sports events prior to joining The SportsRush. Apart from being a journalist, Souvik is also an ardent fan of the UFC. Hence, he always looks to have conversations about the same with others. He has a deep affinity for striking part of MMA and other combat sports and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier is the warrior of his choice in the current UFC roster. Souvik also serves as the Lead Vocalist of a rock band during his time free from publishing reports.

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