Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships will be heading to the UK for BKFC London in August, and Paige VanZant will be making her return to the ring after going 0-2 in the sport.
Former UFC and MMA fighter Brendan Schaub recently discussed the upcoming return of ‘12 Gauge,’ and some of the critics that have been slating PVZ since her match-up was confirmed.
VanZant will be hoping to secure her first win for BKFC this August, after losing to both Britain Hart and Rachael Ostovich via unanimous decision.
Here is what Brendan Schaub had to say regarding the fans being critical of Paige VanZant returning to BKFC in London this August.
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Brendan Schaub on Paige VanZant
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 08: Paige VanZant, UFC, on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2018 at the Altice Arena on November 8, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2018, more than 70,000 attendees from over 170 countries will fly to Lisbon for Web Summit, including over 1,500 startups, 1,200 speakers and 2,600 international journalists. (Photo by Sam Barnes /Web Summit via Getty Images)
Speaking on The Schaub Show (via Sportskeeda) ‘Big Brown’ would say that the 28-year-old deserves respect for getting back into the ring.
“This is why you guys should lay off Paige, if you’re gonna throw hate her way… She has all the movie offers, she has her OnlyFans, she doesn’t have to do anything.
“Paige financially is all set. She doesn’t have to do s*it, she just enjoys fighting… She chooses to fight in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Not for the money, she’s set.
“Not for the fame, she’s set, not for the Instagram followers, she’s set… She chooses this just because she loves to fight. You gotta give her credit, man.”
As noted, this will be PVZ’s third fight inside of the BKFC ring, and she will be taking on Charisa Sigala, who herself is 1-2-1 in the promotion, having defeated Jessica Link back in 2021, but also losing to Pearl Gonzalez and earning a draw against Angela Danzig.
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Paige VanZant Next Fight
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Paige VanZant consoles Rachael Ostovich after their Women's Flyweight fight at UFC Fight Night at Barclays Center on January 19, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The following fights have been confirmed for BKFC London as of writing on Thursday, July 14th 2022:
- Michael ‘Venom’ Page MVP vs ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry
- Paige VanZant vs Charisa Sigala
- Connor Tierney vs. Joe Elmore
- Mick Terrill vs. Sam Shewmaker
- James Lilley vs Tyler Goodjohn
- Rob Cunningham vs TBD
- John Hick vs Ellis Sheperd
- Franco Tenaglia vs Chas Symondsuu
- Dan Vinni vs Conan Barbaru
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