PAIGE VanZant is known for her OnlyFans site but she is also a professional boxer since 2012. Here is everything you need to know about the star. VanZant was born Paige Sletten on March 26, 1994, in Dundee, Oregon .
Growing up, her parents owned a dance studio, where she trained in ballet, jazz and hip hop for thirteen years. She also starred in a Bissell mop commercial as a teen. She was considered a tomboy growing up and loved riding dirt bikes, fishing, and being outdoors.
Paige legally changed her last name from Sletten to VanZant due to persistent bullies in high school. She has noted that her experiences with bullying as one of the reasons she enjoyed learning mixed martial arts, and being able to defend herself. After high school, her family moved to Nevada, where she tried to find a dance studio but instead came across UFC veteran Ken Shamrock's gym.
She began to train in MMA and boxing, leading her to win an amateur fight at 18. VanZant made her professional MMA debut in 2012. She signed a deal to fight under the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) banner in 2022.
In 2018 she married fellow MMA fighter Austin Vanderford . In 2013, VanZant and ten other women signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) newly created Strawweight Division. She made her UFC debut in 2014 in a knockout victory against Kailin Curran.
After defeating Curran, VanZant saw a rise in popularity and landed a sponsorship deal with Reebok. The deal proved controversial because the 5-foot-4 beauty had.