{"id":291244,"date":"2018-11-13T06:36:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T14:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=291244"},"modified":"2018-11-13T06:36:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T14:36:27","slug":"paige-vanzant-feels-she-has-huge-potential-for-a-crossover-to-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/paige-vanzant-feels-she-has-huge-potential-for-a-crossover-to-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige VanZant feels she has &#8216;huge potential for a crossover&#8217; to WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC strawweight contender Paige VanZant is currently gearing up for a January flyweight scrap with Hawaii&#8217;s Rachael Ostovich. The bout will be part of the UFC&#8217;s first-ever card on ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p>This contest will be VanZant&#8217;s second in the UFC flyweight division, where the cut is much less taxing for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I fight at 115 pounds, it\u2019s very difficult because I have to cut quite a lot of weight,&#8221; she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/paige-vanzant-admits-wwe-interest-but-still-eyes-long-future-in-the-cage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Weekly<\/a> recently. &#8220;I walk around at about 137 pounds, so it was causing a lot of harm to my body by cutting so much weight. 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I want to earn it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While VanZant is currently focused on capturing gold in the UFC, she&#8217;s also interested in following in the footsteps of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/ronda-rousey\/\">Ronda Rousey<\/a> and jumping to the pro wrestling organization WWE in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not ready to leave the UFC just yet,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I love being a professional fighter and I still have a long career ahead of me. 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