Paige VanZant is reportedly planning to return to martial arts in May.
During the DAZN livestream of the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia press conference, it was leaked that VanZant will headline Misfits 15 on Saturday, May 25th against Only Fans star Elle Brook. Ta.
‼ ️ DAZN accidentally leaked the May 25th Misfits 15 main event between Elle Brook vs. Paige VanZant. [#HaneyGarcia Press Conference] pic.twitter.com/MgT33JwHtj
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Currently, The Misfits, Van Zandt, and Brook have confirmed that the match has been booked, but all signs point to the boxing match taking place on May 25th at Misfits 15. However, Moms Taylor, who runs Misfits, published some cryptic tweets after DAZN accidentally leaked the main event. Van Zandt and Brooke.
Paige VanZant (8-5 MMA, 0-2 BKFC) has not competed since losing a decision to Rachel Ostovich at BKFC 19 in July 2021. Prior to that, she suffered a decision loss to Britten Hart in her BKFC debut. Prior to signing with BKFC, VanZant was with the UFC and went 5-4 in the promotion, ending her tenure in the UFC with a submission loss to Amanda Rivas.
VanZant recently revealed that he has agreed to a boxing match that he has been coveting, and it looks like this one is it.
“Originally, the date they gave me was March 23rd, and that was perfect,” Van Zandt explained to MMAFighting. “Yeah, I’m going to play one more fight before I’m 30, because I’m going to be 30.” [on] March 26th. So I said to the manager, yes, I'll take it. Back to boxing. I was really excited. This opportunity was truly amazing. The 8 week camp was perfect. It didn't take long for me to get stressed or overthink, so it was perfect. Apparently it's not March 23rd.
“After I accept it, they’re like, look, we’re going to move it to the next location. [May or June]. We've heard both dates, so once we have complete information we can release it on the podcast. I agreed to a boxing match. That will be my next match. It’s really, really exciting,” VanZant continued.
Elle Brook, on the other hand, is an important influencer boxer in the women's world, with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss as a boxer. Her last boxing match was in January when she defeated AJ Bunker by KO, making it the second time she had defeated Bunker.
