Paige VanZant pleads with Dana White for Power Slap rule change after crushing rival in latest win
Paige VanZant has pleaded for Power Slap to continue evolving after her latest dominant win. VanZant was making her third outing in the new promotion created by UFC kingpin Dana White, as she looked to continue her unbeaten start to life in slap-fighting. VanZant made a plea to White after her latest PowerSlap victory In her last bout, the former UFC star had fought to a draw after she committed a foul which saw her denied a second straight victory. She took on Mikael Michelle Brown, making a switch to the 125lbs division where she feels she more naturally can compete. And she delivered a dominant display winning 30-27 on the judges scorecards, with three stiff and well-timed blows. The crushing shots thudded and marked the face of her rival, but didn’t drop her as she impressively remained on her feet. There was no KO for VanZant but she was proud of her display nonetheless. And after the fight, she pleaded with White to add women’s championship title belts for her to try and claim in the coming months. She said: “Hey Dana, where’s that [125-pound] belt, baby? Put me on the next card. “Let’s get some women’s belts. We’re here to stay. We’re here to knock bitches out and slap people all day.” On her performance, the 30-year-old reveals she intends to revert back to her left hand after switching to her right for the latest outing. “It feels incredible. The win feels good,” she continued. Schiaffo LLC/ Power SlapVanZant now wants a shot at a new title[/caption] “I switched to my right hand, I think I’m going to go back to my left. “My left is more powerful. I’m going to go back to the left for the next one.” VanZant will now look to continue her positive run in the sport, continuing to have shown her talent in multiple disciplines. The American has fought in bare-knuckle boxing with Conor McGregor‘s BKFC. She also most recently took on Elle Brooke in a Misfits Boxing fight in May 2024, a fight which ended in a draw. But her incredible combat sports resume will continue to expand, having inked a deal with new MMA promotion Global Fighters League. GETTYWhite has continued to grow and evolve Power Slap[/caption] And she believes it will be a life-changing opportunity to revive her MMA career. “I think this is the perfect opportunity because I didn’t necessarily leave MMA,” VanZant said. “I definitely didn’t leave MMA because I wasn’t passionate about it, but when I became a free agent outside of the UFC, the biggest offer that came in was [from BKFC]. “They were the ones. They presented the best offer to me and it was exciting, and it was new, and it really sparked my interest. “Now there’s this new MMA promotion organization that actually made me really excited to fight for them.”
Paige VanZant has pleaded for Power Slap to continue evolving after her latest dominant win.
VanZant was making her third outing in the new promotion created by UFC kingpin Dana White, as she looked to continue her unbeaten start to life in slap-fighting.
In her last bout, the former UFC star had fought to a draw after she committed a foul which saw her denied a second straight victory.
She took on Mikael Michelle Brown, making a switch to the 125lbs division where she feels she more naturally can compete.
And she delivered a dominant display winning 30-27 on the judges scorecards, with three stiff and well-timed blows.
The crushing shots thudded and marked the face of her rival, but didn’t drop her as she impressively remained on her feet.
There was no KO for VanZant but she was proud of her display nonetheless.
And after the fight, she pleaded with White to add women’s championship title belts for her to try and claim in the coming months.
She said: “Hey Dana, where’s that [125-pound] belt, baby? Put me on the next card.
“Let’s get some women’s belts. We’re here to stay. We’re here to knock bitches out and slap people all day.”
On her performance, the 30-year-old reveals she intends to revert back to her left hand after switching to her right for the latest outing.
“It feels incredible. The win feels good,” she continued.
“I switched to my right hand, I think I’m going to go back to my left.
“My left is more powerful. I’m going to go back to the left for the next one.”
VanZant will now look to continue her positive run in the sport, continuing to have shown her talent in multiple disciplines.
The American has fought in bare-knuckle boxing with Conor McGregor‘s BKFC.
She also most recently took on Elle Brooke in a Misfits Boxing fight in May 2024, a fight which ended in a draw.
But her incredible combat sports resume will continue to expand, having inked a deal with new MMA promotion Global Fighters League.
And she believes it will be a life-changing opportunity to revive her MMA career.
“I think this is the perfect opportunity because I didn’t necessarily leave MMA,” VanZant said.
“I definitely didn’t leave MMA because I wasn’t passionate about it, but when I became a free agent outside of the UFC, the biggest offer that came in was [from BKFC].
“They were the ones. They presented the best offer to me and it was exciting, and it was new, and it really sparked my interest.
“Now there’s this new MMA promotion organization that actually made me really excited to fight for them.”
