SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
September - 2015
27
The Sky’s the Limit for
Rising Star Paige VanZant
Article By: RJ Gardner
Young, beautiful, charis-
matic and a relentless force
in the Octagon, Paige Van-
Zant has “Superstar” writ-
ten all over her. But at just
21 years old, with only
seven pro fights under her
belt, VanZant is still a very
raw and wild prospect. As
much as UFC may want to
strike while the iron is hot
and capitalize on her mar-
ketability, the organization
is making a conscious ef-
fort to bring her along
slowly.
The UFC knows that VanZ-
ant isn’t ready – technique
wise – to take on the best
the women’s strawweight
division has to offer. If
they were to put her in the
cage with a wrestler like
Carla Esparza or a striker
(Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
