WWE and UFC Fighter Paige VanZant Interested in Working Together

Every night, a brand new Paige. Earlier this year, Ronda Rousey debuted for WWE, marking a major coup for the company. Rousey was the biggest female sports star in the world at her peak and a lot of that star power still exists. She has opened the door for MMA fighters to come to WWE and another seems interested in following her footsteps.

These are good footsteps to follow.

Ronda Rousey confronts Asuka, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair: Royal Rumble 2018 (WWE Network)

According to Wrestlinginc.com, UFC fightiner Paige VanZant is interested in joining WWE at some point in the future. While VanZant isn’t leaving UFC anytime soon, she has made it clear that she would be interested in jumping to professional wrestling. WWE contacted VanZant in 2016 about potentially moving to the company and VanZant kept it in mind. VanZant has an MMA record of 7-4.

Opinion: For years we’ve heard about wrestlers wanting to go into MMA but now things seem to be changing a bit. With Rousey coming over, a lot of other top stars could see things as being a little more interesting. I’m not sure if VanZant is making a jump one day but at 23 years old, it’s not like there’s that much of a rush.

This can lead to big things.

Ronda Rousey & Triple H share an intense moment during WrestleMania 35 press conference

Would you be interested in VanZant coming to WWE? Which other MMA fighters do you want to make the jump? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the WWE Grab Bag.

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