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Former UFC star Paige VanZant is making another career move. After previously fighting in BKFC and boxing, PVZ will now make her Power Slap debut.
During Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia event, Dana White announced that VanZant would face off against Jackie Cataline at Power Slap 8, which is set to take place at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas.
Yes, you heard that right! 😳
The @Powerslap debut of Paige Van Zant goes down on June 28! 👋💥 #PowerSlap8 pic.twitter.com/yyPyfrLlit
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) June 22, 2024
Paige last boxed a few months ago in a draw against influencer model Elle Brooke in a Misfits card.
During a recent podcast appearance, White told Shannon Sharpe that it was only a matter of time until a celebrity would dec9de to do Power Slap.
“It will eventually happen” White told Sharpe about celebrities jumping on board Power Slap.
Should @shannonsharpe participate in a Celebrity @powerslap match? If so, against who?
“It’s the most successful thing I’ve ever been apart of in my career in such a short amount of time.” – @danawhite
Dana White’s full episode is streaming now on Club Shay Shay’s YouTube! pic.twitter.com/eIplBO5tOv
— Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) June 19, 2024
VanZant’s opponent previously knocked out Sheena Bathory, but the match was called a DQ for an illegal hit.