Paige VanZant has at all times been one of the vital marketable fighters within the MMA sphere and she or he’s additionally discovered methods to market herself. Whether or not that’s via combating, commentary or her on-line presence, she has simply gotten it accomplished. Effectively, she has some objectives for 2024 and considered one of them has her returning to fight sports activities.
The 29-year-old has not fought since 2021, when she misplaced a choice to Rachael Ostovich at BKFC 19. This was her third straight loss, previous to that she had made her BKFC debut at KnuckleMania and misplaced a choice to Britain Hart.
VanZant and her husband Austin Vanderford host a podcast collectively entitled ‘Paige and Austin: A Kickass Love Story’ and on their 2023 Recap episode, the 2 went over their objectives for 2024.
On “12 Gauge’s” checklist was her love for combating and that she wished to return to the ring or cage. She has her sights set on a really particular fight sporting promotion as effectively — Karate Fight.
“You realize what I kinda wanna do? And I don’t know if I advised you this — one I need to combat in 2024,” VanZant advised Vanderford on their 2023 Recap podcast. “I’m very enthusiastic about it. However, I wanna do this Fight Karate. I really like that as a result of for me, one it simply appears tremendous enjoyable and proper up my alley. However I really like putting, That’s the one factor that I’ve not misplaced a ardour for in any respect. Love putting, I really like my kicks, it’s at all times been a giant a part of me, so possibly we are going to see me do this in 2024.”
Vanderford stated that “he would love that.” And VanZant adopted up by explaining that, “I simply have been excited about it. I haven’t communicated this with like anyone necessary but.”
Following the Karate Fight speak, Vanderford talked about when VanZant exited the UFC they had been speaking about combating in the identical promotion after which she went on to combat for BKFC. She then went into additional element.
“Once I left the UFC, my determination to go to Naked Knuckle Boxing was numerous causes. There was quite a bit. One, I didn’t need to go to a brand new promotion and simply be a failed UFC fighter. I wished to do one thing thrilling and new and difficult and I felt if I simply made the transition to, let’s simply say Bellator it will have simply been me going from the UFC to Bellator. It didn’t really feel like one thing new and thrilling and totally different. So, one which’s why I made the transition to BKFC and two they had been an unimaginable promotion. The negotiations simply went very well, I appreciated all the pieces I used to be listening to. Three, I simply shattered my forearm 3 times, no I broke my arm 4 instances and had surgical procedure 3 times. And each damage aside from the primary one was primarily based on an MMA transfer sort of.
I simply thought it will be a extremely good break for me to proceed to heal my arm as a result of the bone simply takes actually lengthy to heal that Naked Knuckle boxing could be just a bit bit decrease threat for me to rebreak my arm. Which it has been, I’ve gone this lengthy with out breaking it. And I wished a giant energy transfer, and I used to be like, that’s gonna make headlines, that’s gonna be enormous.”
So do you assume Paige VanZant will make the transfer to Karate Fight?
