Paige VanZant

Paige VanZant is the Oregon strawweight who became one of the UFC’s most marketable fighters while still in her early 20s, thanks to an exciting run of wins in 2014 and 2015 and her run to the final of Dancing with the Stars.

Injuries, including a broken arm, slowed her UFC career, and she left in 2020 for bare-knuckle boxing, pro wrestling and other ventures. CagePotato covered her rise and her UFC exit.

Paige VanZant fact file
Full namePaige Michelle Sletten
Nickname12 Gauge
Date of birth
Place of birthDundee, Oregon, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Invicta FC
  • BKFC
Accolades
  • Dancing with the Stars runner-up (2016)
  • UFC strawweight and flyweight competitor

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