{"id":358522,"date":"2020-08-12T13:35:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T20:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=358522"},"modified":"2020-08-12T14:25:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T21:25:28","slug":"paige-vanzant-inks-exclusive-multi-fight-deal-with-bare-knuckle-fighting-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/bare-knuckle-boxing\/bare-knuckle-boxing-championship\/paige-vanzant-inks-exclusive-multi-fight-deal-with-bare-knuckle-fighting-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige VanZant inks exclusive, multi-fight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paige VanZant has a new home.<\/p>\n<p>The former UFC flyweight and strawweight contender has signed an exclusive, multi-fight deal with upstart bare knuckle promotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.<\/p>\n<p>News of VanZant potentially signing with BKFC was first <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/report-paige-vanzant-in-talks-with-bkfc\/\">reported<\/a> by Dizz on Twitter. Her deal with the promotion was later confirmed by Ariel Helwani.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m being told now by 2 different sources, that PVZ to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bareknucklefc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bareknucklefc<\/a> is true.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #Dizzology&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; (@TalkMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkMMA\/status\/1288203715812392963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paige VanZant has signed a new multi-fight, exclusive contract with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>More on the deal shortly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1293629724837765122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>VanZant also confirmed that she&#8217;s inked a new deal on her official Instagram account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDzNrMtHURd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDzNrMtHURd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contract Signed. About to change the game. Fight news coming soon. #bigbusiness &#x1f648;&#x1f609;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paigevanzant\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Paige VanZant<\/a> (@paigevanzant) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-08-12T19:00:25+00:00\">Aug 12, 2020 at 12:00pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contract Signed,&#8221; VanZant wrote. &#8220;About to change the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>VanZant last fought at UFC 251, when she came she lost to Amanda Ribas via first-round submission. The bout marked the final obligation on her latest UFC contract.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, VanZant made no secret of the fact that she intended to test free agency thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of amazing organizations out there,\u201d VanZant told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/sport\/martial-arts\/mixed-martial-arts\/article\/3078257\/ufcs-paige-vanzant-hopes-sign-new-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South China Morning Post<\/a> in April. \u201cIf there wasn\u2019t, I would never be testing free agency. I do honestly have a really good relationship with the UFC. I appreciate everything they\u2019ve done for me. The hard thing is, other than my compensation, I am very happy with the UFC. So it\u2019s not going to be as crazy as a negotiation process as a lot of people think. There\u2019s a lot to talk about, but I think it\u2019s going to be a fairly easy conversation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChange is very hard, but I\u2019m looking for the best opportunity for my future and I don\u2019t know what that is,\u201d VanZant added. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to take negotiations with the UFC and negotiations with other organizations to know who\u2019s going to offer me a brighter future. It might come down to other factors outside just a dollar figure. It\u2019s really about who\u2019s going to propel me to the best of their ability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BKFC has been on a signing spree over the last year or so, but Paige VanZant might be the most high-profile fighter the organization has signed to date. She joins a roster composed of notables like Artem Lobov, Jason Knight, Jim Alers, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-isaac-vallie-flagg-lifelong-fight\/\">Isaac Vallie-Flagg<\/a>, and Joey Beltran.<\/p>\n<p>How do you think VanZant will do in the BKFC ring?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paige VanZant has a new home. The former UFC flyweight and strawweight contender has signed an exclusive, multi-fight deal with upstart bare knuckle promotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. News of VanZant potentially signing with BKFC was first reported by Dizz on Twitter. Her deal with the promotion was later confirmed by Ariel Helwani. 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