{"id":356687,"date":"2020-07-21T07:54:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T14:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=356687"},"modified":"2020-07-21T07:54:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T14:54:50","slug":"paige-vanzant-i-will-show-off-how-good-i-am-after-rock-bottom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/paige-vanzant-i-will-show-off-how-good-i-am-after-rock-bottom\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige VanZant: I will &#8220;show off how good I am&#8221; after &#8220;rock bottom&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a long stint with the UFC, Paige VanZant is now a free agent, but her mixed martial arts career is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>VanZant fulfilled the final obligation of her latest UFC contract at UFC 251, when she was submitted by Amanda Ribas. While it&#8217;s possible she will re-sign with the UFC, she can now field offers from other promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/7\/21\/21331777\/paige-vanzant-plotting-comeback-story-to-fight-again-soon-and-show-off-how-good-i-am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>, VanZant opens up on what she hopes to accomplish in this next phase of her career. She says that one of her goals is to remind the world how good she is at her chosen sport.<\/p>\n<p id=\"xQKm6K\">\u201cI\u2019m sad about the way [the Ribas fight] went, but this is the first time in my entire career where, I [usually] get emotional after losses, and most times I\u2019ll cry for like a week, but this fight, I only cried for like an hour after the loss,\u201d VanZant said. \u201cFor the first time in my life, I finally realized the losses definitely don\u2019t define you.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4mNnRP\">\u201cMaybe I did have to hit rock bottom. It\u2019s just going to make my comeback story that much greater coming off a loss and an arm injury, and I have 10-plus years to fight and show off how good I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, VanZant isn&#8217;t sure how long it&#8217;ll be before she fights again, but she&#8217;s hopeful she&#8217;ll be able to hash out a deal with a top promotion soon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"48hy1H\">\u201cI want to fight as soon as possible,\u201d VanZant said. \u201cIn my mind, I\u2019m going to go ahead and delete that last fight and start over. I don\u2019t know how long this negotiation stuff goes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BqQKgO\">\u201cI\u2019m hoping quick, cause I definitely don\u2019t have any injuries. I don\u2019t even know if I got hit, so I\u2019m ready to fight again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At present, it&#8217;s not clear where Paige VanZant will end up, but Bellator MMA boss Scott Coker has admitted his promotion is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/scott-coker-confirms-bellator-has-serious-interest-in-paige-vanzant\/\">very interested<\/a> in her services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, to be honest, I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve had a business conversation yet,&#8221; Coker said of VanZant. &#8220;We definitely have a relationship with her and her husband, her camp, her management, so we definitely will reach out here when she gets back and settled. She\u2019s back but she\u2019s probably still settling from the trip. From what I heard, it wasn\u2019t a very fun time over there. But listen, do we want to be in the Paige VanZant business? 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