Paige VanZant Will Fight In BKFC Again

January 5, 2025
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Paige VanZant Will Fight In BKFC Again

BKFC President Dave Feldman expects Paige VanZant to fight in the organization again. 

VanZant has developed a reputation for fighting across many different combat sports organizations. She made her name in the UFC before leaving on a bad run of form. She lost three out of her final four bouts. That is when she made the decision to sign a deal with  BKFC. She had two fights under her belt. But the results did not go the way she wanted.

She lost to Britain Hart and Rachel Ostovich. Paige then signed with AEW, the wrestling promotional outfit. VanZant then decided to join Misfits. She made her boxing bout against Elle Brooke. The fight ended with a split draw. VanZant could have taken a rematch. But she made a decision to join Power Slap. VanZant had two fights under the organization. She secured a win against Christine Wolmarans.

VanZant On The GFL

Meanwhile, her final bout against Chelsea Dodson ended in a unanimous draw. VanZant recently announced her deal with The Global Fight League. The league has signed several former UFC fighters, such as Tyron Woodley and Luke Rockhold. The organization is being praised for paying fighters a lot of money. There is also talk of the promotion setting up a pension fund and health insurance. 

“I’m changing gears again. I’m going to shock the world again. … [And] I’m lucky I’m in such a good position that I do get a lot of opportunities that I get to wade through and pick what kind of sparks my interest the most and what’s the most exciting. Yeah, I think that I’m stepping back into the world of MMA. They (GFL) offered me a contract and I said, ‘Yes’. So, I’m going back to MMA, and I think this is the perfect opportunity because I definitely didn’t leave MMA because I wasn’t passionate about it anymore.

“Now there’s this new MMA organization that actually made me really excited to fight for them. They are legit paying their athletes. Everyone that I’ve heard that has negotiated their contracts so far is extremely excited and happy.They’re doing a pension fund for the fighters, and I think health insurance. … You just never know when it’s over, so I wanna do everything I can to make the most money while I can, and be able to provide for my family forever,” VanZant said

VanZant’s BKFC Return

But Feldman says she will return to BFKC. 

“[Paige] was actually at that fight at Hard Rock last week and we talked. I said, ‘What’s up, are we going to do this or what?’ She said, ‘I’ve got one more fight on my contract, let’s go.’ I know she’s talking about some other fight, possibly first, so that could be what she’s talking about, but absolutely Paige is in the early 2025 plans without a doubt. She’s game for it, we’re game for it.

“Look, I never forget what people did for us. Although we paid her 10 times what she got paid in the UFC, she moved the needle for us. She was a big-time needle mover for us. Because people are like, ‘Paige VanZant’s fighting bare-knuckle? That’s crazy, right?’ I’ll never forget that. “Certainly, she’s coming back at least for one more fight, 100 percent in early 2025,” Feldman said

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