Paige VanZant is returning to the world of blended martial arts and battle followers aren’t fairly certain learn how to really feel about it.
Lately, it was reported that ’12 Gauge’ will as soon as once more strap on the four-ounce gloves, this time for the International Battle League, a well-funded group that has been gobbling up expertise on the free agent market over the past a number of months in preparation for a 2025 launch.
Along with VanZant, the GFL has additionally signed different notable feminine free brokers like Bi Nguyen, Kayla Hracho, Pannie Kianzad, Hannah Goldy, and Mao Ding.
“They’re selecting up anyone and everyone who has a reputation on this sport who’s a free agent,” VanZant defined (by way of MMA Junkie). “… So, they provided me a contract, and I stated sure. Going again to MMA. I feel that is the right alternative as a result of I didn’t essentially go away MMA.
“I positively didn’t go away MMA as a result of I wasn’t obsessed with it anymore, however leaving once I turned a free agent outdoors of the UFC, the largest supply that got here in was bare-knuckle boxing. They have been those, they introduced the most effective supply to me and it was thrilling, it was new. It positively sparked my curiosity.”
VanZant has not competed in MMA since struggling a first-round submission loss in opposition to Amanda Ribas in July 2020. Finishing the final battle on her UFC contract, VanZant left the promotion looking for greener pastures. She discovered precisely that in Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship, inking a million-dollar cope with the promotion. Sadly, she did not reside as much as the hype, going 0-2 contained in the squared circle earlier than primarily exiting the group.
Since then, she’s made two appearances on Dana White’s newest pet venture, Energy Slap.
Followers don’t maintain again whereas Reacting to Paige vanZant’s MMA Information
Unsurprisingly, VanZant’s MMA comeback has resulted in quite a lot of reactions from followers on social media, lots of them lambasting the GLF for losing cash on a fighter who hasn’t a battle in almost six years.
Nevertheless, not everybody on-line was fast to VanZant’s pairing with the brand new MMA upstart.
How do you’re feeling about Paige VanZant’s return to blended martial arts?
