Paige VanZant is an American model and a social media influencer, but she is also a mixed martial artist, a boxer, and an author.
Date Of Birth
March 26, 1994
Birth Place
Dundee, Oregon
Marital Status
Paige VanZant is married to Austin Vanderford.
Best Known For
Paige VanZant is best known for her former career as an MMA fighter, which she started as a teenager. She has also been in ads for brands like Bissell when young.
Who Is Paige VanZant Dating?
Paige married Austin Vanderford after about a year of dating. She once dated Johnny Nunez.
Paige VanZant Boyfriends/Girlfriends
She is married to Austin Vanderford. He is also a professional MMA fighter, and they got married in 2018.
Paige VanZant Instagram
Paige first posted on Instagram on April 12, 2013. On Instagram, she gets about 120k likes on her posts, but her most popular posts get over 200k likes.
About Paige VanZant
She attended TMCC High School, and she graduated in 2012. While in high school, she was also part of a university cheerleading team.
When young, she was considered a tomboy due to her passion for motorcycles and fishing. She also loved the outdoors.
Her skills include jazz, ballet, and hip-hop dancing.
Today, Paige VanZant is a popular model linked to brands like Nike, Columbia Sportswear, and Reebok.
She has a record for being the youngest recipient of the Fight of the Night award.
Family
Not much is known about Paige VanZant’s family. However, she has a brother called Steven Sletten.
Although not much is known about her parents, her father, Steve Sletten, and her mother, Rachel Sletten, owned a studio. That is why she was such a good dancer at such a young age.
Interesting Facts
In addition to her strong following on Instagram, Paige VanZant is also very active on Facebook, where she has over a million followers.
As a professional boxer, Paige VanZant was quite accomplished, and she managed to win in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championships.
At the age of 18, she became a professional fighter a year before she got into the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
She took an interest in fighting and martial arts when she was young. She would practice and work on her skills even when she was still in school.
The bullying got her interested in learning martial arts. Other girls mocked her over her last name, Sletten, which the girls changed to “Slutton.”
Paige VanZant has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
In August 2020, she got into a contract to fight in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
During her fighting career, she was in 13 matches and managed to win in eight of them. She was famous for her grappling attacks and her style of finishing fights with strikes.
In August 2016, she was number 8 on the list of top Strawweight MMA Fighters in the World.
Paige VanZant also appeared in Dancing with the Stars. She has also been in Chopped.
She loves Mexican dishes, and her favorite actress is Joey King. Her hobbies include traveling and shopping.