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Paige VanZant may be putting her modelling career on hold as she is rumored to have agreed a return to combat sports later this year.
’12 Gauge’ has long been a fan favorite dating back to her time inside the octagon. During her best years under the UFC banner, VanZant bested veterans Bec Rawlings and Felice Herrig. Though she came up short, the strawweight even managed to share the cage with a young Rose Namajunas.
According to reports, DAZN has accidentally revealed that Paige VanZant will be making her first venture into boxing. VanZant will allegedly face off with social media influencer Elle Brooke in the main event of Misfits 15 on May 25.
‼️ DAZN have accidentally leaked Misfits 15’s main event being Elle Brooke vs Paige VanZant for May 25th. [#HaneyGarcia Press Conference] pic.twitter.com/MgT33JwHtj
— Crossover Boxing News (@CrossoverBNews) April 18, 2024
Paige VanZant hasn’t competed in any form of mixed martial arts since suffering back-to-back losses in BKFC almost three years ago.
The 30-year-old saw unanimous decisions against Britain Hart and Rachael Ostovich go against her in a less-than-impressive start to her bare-knuckle boxing career. She currently has just one win in her past six fights in combat sports, and will now hope to put her poor form behind her if the rumored clash with Elle Brooke goes ahead at Misfits 15.
Related: Misfits Boxing gets licenses suspended in the interest of boxer safety
Despite being the much less experienced fighter, Brooke has had a strong start to life in the boxing ring. The Brit boasts a 4-1 record since her debut in July 2022.
While she’ll likely be at a striking disadvantage, Elle Brooke could rely on her grit to get her over the line against Paige VanZant. Last time out, Brooke scored a knockout victory over Andrea-Jane Bunker. The pair slugged it out and put on an incredible performance before the referee was forced to stop the fight midway through the third round.
Although nothing has been made official, the rumored Paige VanZant vs. Elle Brooke matchup will likely be for Brooke’s Misfits Boxing 125 lbs title.
The mixed martial arts (MMA) world thought it knew what was next atop Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Welterweight division. A championship rematch between the current titleholder, Edwards, and top contender, Muhammad, makes sense going forward. Yet, “Remember the Name” remains waiting.
UFC 300 appeared to be a strong possibility for the rematch to land this past weekend (April 13, 2024). Ultimately, Edwards was the only one in the conversation to be a part of the mega event. With the card now in the rear-view mirror, there hasn’t been any further indication regarding which direction the promotion wants to go with its 170-pound kingpin.
“They’re like the fakest team I’ve ever seen in my life, I’ve never seen anybody lie so much or try to make it seem like they aren’t afraid,” Muhammad told MiddleEasy. “You had his coach call for Gilbert Burns after I beat Gilbert Burns. You had his brother call for a Conor McGregor fight. They’re coming up with every other reason to avoid me. It’s blatant, the fans are starting to see it now. You have his manager doing the same thing. When you have all of these guys talking for you, that just tells me you’re that coward that’s hiding behind.
“You’re the champion of the world,” he continued. “If you’re the best fighter in the world, fight the best guy in the division that’s right behind you. I know I’m the best in the world, and he knows I’m the best in the world. That’s why he’s trying to avoid this fight because I’m the toughest matchup for him. He’s trying to do anything he can do to hold on to the belt as long as possible.”
Edwards and Muhammad are both riding lengthy 10+ fight unbeaten streaks with their lone bout in question as the one they had against each other in March 2021. Muhammad, 35, was rendered unable to continue after a second round eye poke, which resulted in a no contest.
UFC is expected to return to Manchester, England for UFC 304 during the summertime. The Birmingham-born champion, Edwards, makes for a perfect option to defend in the home game. If presented with the opportunity, Muhammad is more than happy to go into enemy territory.
“I hate his guts,” Muhammad said. “The Leon fight, they’re trying to avoid me. Him trying to act like downplaying my accomplishments and telling me I don’t deserve it, I never earned it. That stuff does nothing but piss me off. It’s fueling me with hatred for this guy, and I just can’t wait to get in there and get my hands on him.”
Ryan Garcia will square off against Devin Haney on Saturday night. | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images
The Haney vs. Garcia fight card is for the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
On Saturday night, Haney puts his WBC super lightweight title on the line against Garcia in the pay-per-view main event. It will be a 12-round fight.
Haney (31-0) competes for the first time this year after picking up unanimous decision victories over Vasiliy Lomachenko and Regis Prograis in 2023.
Garcia (24-1) suffered the first loss of his career against Gervonta Davis last April (via seventh-round TKO), but bounced back to defeat Oscar Duarte via eight-round TKO this past December.
Max Holloway doesn’t think Ilia Topuria is acting like a true BMF.
Following Holloway’s incredible buzzer-beating knockout of Justin Gaethje to win the UFC’s bragging rights belt on April 13, reigning featherweight champion Ilia Topuria opened the door for a potential clash between the two titleholders if — and only if — ‘Blessed’ puts his BMF title up for grabs
Ilia Topuria talks Max Holloway: Without the BMF belt I don't want him at all. #TheMMAHour pic.twitter.com/Xp2EnxGpyO
“Without the BMF belt [on the line], I don’t want him at all,” Topuria said on The MMA Hour. “If not, I’m gonna fight with Volk who deserves more than him, the rematch. Because he has that belt, I’m excited about that. That’s why I want him. He’s been saying, ‘Right now I have a lot of options.’ He doesn’t have any options. I’m the champion right now, I choose the date, I choose the place. He just has to be ready and wait for the call. Whenever I want him, he has to be ready.”
Responding to Topuria’s demand, Max Holloway questioned whether or not ‘El Matador’ was exhibiting the characteristics of a true BMF.
“That’s not a very ‘BMF’ way to say it,” Holloway told Jim Rome. “A ‘BMF’ wouldn’t say, ‘I’m not going to fight this guy unless …’ That’s kind of un-‘BMF.’ Doesn’t sound ‘BMF’ the way he’s trying to demand it and saying, ‘I’m not going to fight.’
“A ‘BMF’ fights whatever, fights whoever, whenever, any weight, any time, and that’s not a tone of a ‘BMF.’”
Staying true to the BMF way, Max Holloway is adamant that he’ll fight any man the UFC chooses to put in front of him, but a world title tussle with Ilia Topuria is at the top of his last.
Ilia Topuria open to a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski if Max Holloway Fight doesn’t happen
Topuria, on the other hand, did open the door to a potential rematch with Alexander Volkanovski, the man he took the featherweight strap from at UFC 298 in February.
However, ‘El Matador’ has a great deal of respect for the former champ and wants ‘The Great’ to take plenty of time to rest and recover after suffering a pair of brutal back-to-back knockouts.
“Alexander Volkanovki’s been the world champ,” Topuria said. “He’s defended it six or seven times. He’s a pound-for-pound fighter. The most technical guy I’ve fought ever. There’s a reason he’s been a world champion, but I think he needs more time to recover. He fought at the end of the year and got knocked out [by Islam Makhachev].
“I knocked him out and if he doesn’t get the time to recover, he’ll get knocked out three times in one year, or something like that. I just want the best for him. I want the best version of Volkanovski.”
![Max Holloway responds to Ilia Topuria saying that he won’t fight him unless the BMF belt is on the line: “That’s not [a] very BMF way to say it. That’s kinda un-BMF. A BMF fightz whatever, whoever, whenever… that’s not a tone of a BMF.”](https://external-preview.redd.it/58YOJEuCAExrUrB67fAMk67GI-jzwx_9aboWPqnn3lw.jpg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=45dd994c3b4254372ee80f6a3372bd2e2cbee304 "Max Holloway responds to Ilia Topuria saying that he won’t fight him unless the BMF belt is on the line: “That’s not [a] very BMF way to say it. That’s kinda un-BMF. A BMF fightz whatever, whoever, whenever… that’s not a tone of a BMF.”")
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