A lot has been made of Paige VanZant’s looks over her MMA career. With an Instagram following that’s hit over 2.5 million followers, she’s one of the sport’s most recognizable talents. Much of that coming from an appearance and outgoing energy that runs well against the grain of what people think of when they visualize a professional fighter. And unfortunately, for many viewers, that presentation seems to overshadow the fact that throughout her career, fighting is clearly something she’s taken very seriously.
The former UFC strawweight makes her bare-knuckle boxing debut this weekend against Britain Hart at BKFC: Knucklemania.