Youtube star turned BKFC brawler Paige VanZant lately opened up a couple of scary stalker scenario that she skilled.
Regardless of not having competed since 2021, ’12 Gauge’ continues to be one of many greatest names in all of fight sports activities, a lot of that as a consequence of her immense recognition on social media and thru her OnlyFans account which grants followers unparalleled entry to the previous UFC flyweight.
Sadly, that degree of fame does include a possible draw back. Throughout a latest episode of her podcast, Paige and Austin: A Kickass Love Story, VanZant revealed that she had a run-in with a very chilling stalker who had approached her whereas she was coaching at her residence health club, American Prime Crew.
“I had a stalker, a big-time stalker,” VanZant stated on her podcast. “I’m coaching and I discover this man watching me the entire time. Immediately, I acquired the vibe that this man is f*cking bizarre and looking at me the entire time. I assumed he’s a fan so that you attempt to be good. After all, individuals could be nervous. It was the prime of my UFC profession, perhaps he was only a fan and was nervous.
“He comes over and begins speaking to me. He’s like, ‘Hey, how are you? I’m so glad to satisfy you or I’m so glad that we’re collectively.’ I used to be like, ‘Oh, okay.’ I used to be like, ‘What’s your title?’ He was like, ‘It’s blah blah blah, we’ve been speaking on Instagram for years.’ I used to be like, ‘What?’”
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Because it seems, the person had been messaging her on social media for years, sending a number of messages per day unbeknownst to VanZant.
“I’m going within the again [of the gym] and open the messages,” VanZant continued. “He has been messaging each single day. A minimum of 10 to twenty messages for the final 4 years. Each day he would message and message and message about how we’re meant to be collectively. About how Allah advised him we have been meant to be collectively and the way he was fascinated about me the complete time he was in jail” (h/t BJPenn.com).
VanZant revealed that her ATT teammate and former UFC standout Ed Herman had observed the person harassing ’12 Gauge’ and promptly ordered him to go away the health club. VanZant has not seen or heard from him since.
It’s actually not the primary time VanZant has needed to take care of an overzealous fan. Earlier this 12 months, she claimed that one man had provided her $50,000 to chop her hair into a particular fashion — the caveat being that she needed to ship him all of her hair to gather the money. VanZant admittedly mulled over the supply for just a few days earlier than in the end declining.
Regardless of getting cash hand over fist by means of her ventures exterior of the cage and the ring, Paige VanZant has remained insistent that she will not be retired from combating. In February, ’12 Guage’ introduced that she had accepted a boxing match tentatively scheduled for Might or June. VanZant initially anticipated her return to be for Naked Knuckle Combating Championship, the promotion she signed with shortly after her exit from the UFC in 2020.
VanZant stays hopeful that the promotion will carry her again for yet another bare-knuckle battle.
