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Energy Slap’s going worldwide for the primary time, and so they’re doin’ it with some star energy, ‘trigger TMZ Sports activities has realized Paige VanZant will compete on October 24 in Abu Dhabi!
30-year-old VanZant, one of many largest stars in fight sports activities, can be one of many athletes holding down the Energy Slap 9 card at Area 42 Area in Abu Dhabi.
PS9 goes down the identical week as UFC 308, headlined by Max Holloway vs. Ilia Topuria, all occurring on “Fight Island.”
It is PVZ’s second time competing in Energy Slap. She was part of PS8 … defeating Christine Wolmarans by unanimous choice, 30-25.
Paige VanZant shook off some slaps and rocked her opponent en path to a unanimous choice victory in her Energy Slap debut 👋 #PowerSlap8 pic.twitter.com/S4igDR3xWR
— MMA Preventing (@MMAFighting) June 29, 2024
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It is unclear who Paige will face at PS9.
In fact, Paige is not any stranger to hitting and getting hit. She fought within the UFC from 2014 to  2020 … and fought everybody from Rose Namajunas, Amanda Ribas, Bec Rawlings, and Michelle Waterson.
After shifting on from the UFC, Paige has achieved slightly of all the pieces, together with bare-knuckle boxing … and it appears she might now have discovered a brand new dwelling in Energy Slap.
Competing alongside PVZ at Energy Slap 9 (which can stream totally free on Rumble) … reigning heavyweight champion, Da Loopy Hawaiian (15-1, 13 KOs) vs. Vasilii “Dumpling” Kamotskii (1-0, 1 KO).