{"id":188792,"date":"2016-03-08T11:29:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T19:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=188792"},"modified":"2016-03-08T11:29:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T19:29:56","slug":"paige-vanzant-take-different-type-competition-outside-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/paige-vanzant\/paige-vanzant-take-different-type-competition-outside-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige VanZant to take on a different type of competition outside of the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC strawweight star <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/from-current-champ-paige-vanzant-will-become-a-world-champion\/\">Paige VanZant<\/a> will be looking to knockout competition in a new realm. &#8220;12 Gauge&#8221; will be joining a star-studded cast on season 22 of &#8220;Dancing with the Stars.&#8221; The ABC show series is scheduled to start March 21st and will air on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>Other celebrities appearing on season 22 include Super Bowl champion Von Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and &#8220;Fuller House&#8221; star Jodie Sweetin.<\/p>\n<p>VanZant will not be the first MMA star to enter the &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221; competition. UFC Hall fo Fame legends Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell also made appearances on the show, but neither of them have a dancing background like VanZant. Paige has a background in cheerleading and dance to go alongside her skills as a professional MMA fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Paige recently posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCsei6LwIEB\/?taken-by=paigevanzantufc&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">photo<\/a> to Instagram and said, &#8220;@dancingabc I&#8217;m COMING for you!!!!! &#x1f44a;&#x1f3fb;&#x1f483;&#x1f3fc;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While nothing has been announced about an upcoming fight for VanZant, a worthy performance in the dancing competition series will surely bring a collection of new fans to watch her in her next UFC fight.<\/p>\n<p>VanZant is coming off a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/paige-vanzant-not-just-a-cheerleader-anymore-huh\/\">loss to Rose Namajunas<\/a>, falling to a rear-naked choke submission in the fifth and final round of their main event UFC Fight Night 80 card.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of &#8220;12 Gauge&#8217;s&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/vanzant-blows-up-instagram-with-insanely-hot-dance-videos-watch-now\/\">dance moves here<\/a>. 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