Paige VanZant Took Her Competitive Streak Across Five Arenas
Paige VanZant won her Power Slap debut against Christine Wolmarans in Las Vegas on June 28, 2024. The unanimous decision added another discipline to a career spanning MMA, bare-knuckle boxing, professional boxing and professional wrestling.
A new challenge in Las Vegas
VanZant entered Power Slap 8 after publicly discussing her desire to try different forms of competition. The official results recorded three identical 30–25 scorecards in her favor against Wolmarans at the Fontainebleau.
The appearance followed her boxing debut against Elle Brooke at Misfits Boxing 15 in Houston in May 2024. Brooke scored an opening-round knockdown, but VanZant recovered and the five-round contest ended in a split draw.
Bare knuckles and professional wrestling
After leaving the UFC in 2020, VanZant competed for BKFC. Britain Hart defeated her by unanimous decision in her debut, and Rachael Ostovich won their five-round meeting in July 2021, also on the scorecards.
VanZant then appeared at AEW Double or Nothing in May 2022. She teamed with Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page against Frankie Kazarian, Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti in a mixed trios match. Sky pinned Kazarian to give VanZant’s team the victory.
Separate stages of a varied career
These appearances involved different rules and competitive settings, from the UFC’s cage to a wrestling ring and a slap-fighting stage. The Wolmarans result was a successful first outing in Power Slap, following the draw with Brooke and the earlier BKFC defeats.
Sources
- Power Slap: Wolmarans result and official scorecards
- Power Slap: June 28 event date
- MMA Fighting: Brooke–VanZant knockdown and draw
- MMA Fighting: Hart’s victory over VanZant
- MMA Fighting: Ostovich–VanZant result
- AEW: mixed trios participants and finish
