Paige VanZant is stepping into each sort of fight sport possible.
Okay, calling slap preventing “sport” is past beneficiant. Regardless, the previous Final Combating Championship (UFC) Strawweight and Flyweight hopeful is attempting her hand on the defenseless motion subsequent.
As out of left discipline because it appears, VanZant didn’t assume twice about accepting her slap-off in opposition to Christine Volmarans at Energy Slap 8 this weekend (Fri., June 28, 2024).
“I bought referred to as if I might do Energy Slap, I mentioned, ‘Completely,’ and that was it,” VanZant mentioned at UFC 303 media day (h/t MMA Junkie). “Signed the contract and right here I’m to do Energy Slap. I feel it’s thrilling for me as a result of it’s like, hear, I’m a gangster. Whether or not individuals need to admit it or not, I’m right here to slap someone, it doesn’t matter what group, what fight sport, I’m right here to take over and have some enjoyable.”
VanZant, 30, went 8-5 in her combined martial arts (MMA) profession, which has taken a backseat since she parted methods with UFC in 2020. Since then, VanZant has primarily fought in bare-knuckle boxing (BKB) however just lately put the gloves again on for her skilled boxing debut reverse Elle Brooke. They fought to a cut up attract Could 2024 (watch highlights).
Regardless of the result of her Energy Slap debut, it will not be the final time VanZant provides it a go.
“I look again at my UFC profession, my bare-knuckle boxing profession, all the things that I’ve accomplished, you may’t take away how powerful I’m, and that is like that final take a look at of toughness,” VanZant mentioned. “Stand there, and also you’ve bought to have the ability to have the balls to have the ability to get hit.
“I feel the narrative for me proper now completely falls consistent with persevering with to do Energy Slap alongside my boxing,” she continued. “I nonetheless intend to field once more on the finish of the 12 months. I’m ready for the date on that. This matches consistent with that. It’s preparation, it’s making ready to trigger harm and check out to not take harm, however inevitably, in Energy Slap you’re gonna get hit. So, who is aware of? I’m a girl who does regardless of the f*ck I would like and proper now, I need to do Energy Slap.”
