The talent swap between the WWE and UFC is ongoing. Days after it was announced that Brock Lesnar would return to the octagon despite being under contract with WWE, Mike Roberts of MMA Inc. reported that Paige VanZant is in preliminary talks with WWE about appearing at their SummerSlampay-per-view on Aug. 21. VanZant’s popularity sky-rocketed when she was the runner-up on “Dancing with the Stars” this year.
RELATED: Brock Lesnar to UFC could mean CM Punk, Goldberg in WWE The 22-year-old VanZantis originally from Dundee, Oregon but fights out of Sacramento, California. VanZant has been an active fighter since 2012 and hercareer MMA record is 6-2.