Dana White Welcomes Paige VanZant to Energy Slap
Dana White has been in enterprise with VanZant earlier than, as “12 Gauge” as soon as threw leather-based contained in the Octagon for the UFC. Throughout the UFC Saudi Arabia post-fight press convention, White stated Paige is the primary vital identify to cross over into Energy Slap.
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“You understand, I stated this could occur,” White stated. “I stated that you just’re gonna begin to see individuals crossing over into Energy Slap, and Paige is the primary, the primary that everyone is aware of and has such an enormous following.”
When VanZant confirmed her signing with Energy Slap, she appeared fairly blissful about getting one other probability to stay it to the net trolls (h/t MMAJunkie.com).
“I simply signed a contract and whether or not motherf*ckers prefer it or not, I’m doing Energy Slap,” VanZant stated. “I simply signed a contract with Energy Slap. As a result of you recognize what? I’m f*cking Paige VanZant. I used to be within the UFC, bareknuckle boxing, boxing. Now, I’m doing Energy Slap. … I’m going to do actually every little thing and piss everyone off.”
VanZant will face Christine Wolmarans contained in the UFC Apex on Friday. Wolmarans is 0-1 in slap preventing. It received’t be lengthy earlier than we discover out whether or not or not the Energy Slap debut of Paige VanZant might be a profitable one.