Former UFC star Paige Vanzant's husband Austin Vanderford will realize a dream in Seattle this weekend.
Five years after the UFC official period of Paige Vanzant came to an end, her husband Austin Vanderford will take his first walk to the UFC Octagon just a few days.
Vanderford will cancel Days' to be able to stand against Nikolay Veretennikov under a catch weight fight this Saturday in UFC Seattle. The fight will be disputed at a catch after the originally planned opponent of Keretennikov, Billy Goff, withdrew from the map earlier this week.
It is a long time ago for the Contender series of Dana White Alum Vanderford. After back-to-back losing to end his Bellator official period, Vanderford earned a mean knockout in the first round in his MMA-backkeer on LFA 194 in October.
Seven years after UFC CEO Dana White Vanderford shunned for a chance in the promotion Despite a second round entry on DWCS, Vanderford gets the chance to secure a Multi-Fight UFC deal in Seattle this Saturday.
After the news was broken from the UFC debut of Vanderford, Vanzant did not last long to send a message to her on social media.
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Paige Vanzant expects in the corner of Austin Vanderford for UFC Seattle
“See you soon Seattle!” Vanzant posted on her Instagram story.
Vanzant and Vanderford will also make their Pacific Northwest Homecomings this week. Vanzant grew up in Dundee, Oregon and Vanderford previously fought in his MMA career in Tacoma and Ridgefield, Washington.
During his Bellator official period, Vanderford defeated people like Fabian Edwards, Vinicius de Jesus and Joseph Create in the cage. Vanderford fought for the Bellator-Middenweight title at Bellator 275 against Gangarde Mousasi, lost TKO through the first round.
After a loss for Aaron Jeffery in his next fight, Vanderford separated with Bellator after the PFL fusion. A victory in the first round at Victor Romero on LFA 194 earned the attention of the UFC matchmakers.
Paige Vanzant Set for MMA Return after Global Fight League Draft
Vanzant will return to MMA in the Global Fight League after she was prepared by Team Miami earlier this year for the inaugural season of the competition. At present, a date and opponent for the MMA referee from Vanzant has not been announced.
Vanzant is also still contraction with Bare Knuckle FC and may be able to return to the ring later this year. BKFC headman Dave Feldman revealed that the promotion is currently working on setting a date and opponent for the next bald fight by Vanzant.
Vanzant has not won a MMA fight since he submitted Rachael Ostovich in January 2019 in the first round in the first round. She separated roads with the UFC after a loss of submission to Amanda Ribas on UFC 251.