Ex-UFC fighter Paige VanZant climbs palm tree barefoot in leopard print bikini to retrieve lost football
FORMER UFC star Paige VanZant showed she’s not only a talented fighter but also a skilled climber as she scaled a palm tree on vacation. The MMA beauty wasted no time clambering up the tropical tree barefoot in a leopard print bikini to retrieve a football stuck in the branches. The 26-year-old’s husband Austin Vanderford […]
FORMER UFC star Paige VanZant showed she’s not only a talented fighter but also a skilled climber as she scaled a palm tree on vacation.
The MMA beauty wasted no time clambering up the tropical tree barefoot in a leopard print bikini to retrieve a football stuck in the branches.
The 26-year-old’s husband Austin Vanderford filmed the encounter, which she shared with fans on Instagram Sunday.
Fellow MMA fighter Vanderford tells viewers: “Alright, we got the football stuck in the tree. I threw it up there…”
As VanZant reaches the ball, her hubby adds: “Good job, babe” before she is heard shrieking as a bird flies out of the leaves.
VanZant is currently enjoying the sun as she recovers from her recent Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut.
She lost her first BKFC match against former pro boxer Britain Hart earlier this month.
The fighter has been busy in recent weeks posting teaser images for her new website, where fans can pay for and receive exclusive content.
On Thursday, the star treated fans to a slow-motion bikini walk and later a video of her in lingerie and suspenders.
Days earlier VanZant posted clips in a leopard print bikini and cheeky snaps in a red ensemble.
VanZant’s social media posts come amid rumors the fighter will soon join the roster at WWE.
On a recent appearance on the Insight podcast with Chris Van Vliet, the Oregon-native said wrestling is “something that I would like to really pursue” and revealed she has already visited the WWE performance Center in Florida.
Confirming that she has had talks to join WWE and says “the door is definitely open” to her making the switch.
The 5ft 4inch fighter said she gets “asked about WWE a lot and I do feel like it’s something I would be very good at because I kind of have the best of both worlds.”
“I was a dancer where I was used to the entertainment and the showmanship side of it and the combat sports side obviously goes into the WWE.”
“You know, I don’t think that it’s something that I could do both [Bare Knuckle FC and pro wrestling] at the same time,” the 26-year-old continued.
“I feel like I would want to do that 100 percent, so maybe it’s something that after I’m done fighting in a cage and in a ring that maybe I’ll go over to there but the door is definitely open.”
Should she make the move, VanZant would be following combat sports fighters Ronda Rousey, and Brock Lesnar who have been successful in both worlds.
The former dancer confirmed she has talked to the company and has even visited the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
“Communication is actually there sometimes so we’re able to communicate and show our interest with each other and once there’s a little bit more free time in my schedule I think that’s something that I would like to really pursue.”
VanZant’s background as a dancer and her mainstream appeal (she appeared on Dancing with the Stars and Chopped), would make her an appealing addition to WWE officials.
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In 2018 VanZant married fellow MMA fighter Vanderford.
Since hitting the combat sports scene in 2013, VanZant has also gained plenty of attention for her sexy posts on Instagram.
In the UFC, VanZant held an 8-5 record.
