{"id":23836,"date":"2016-06-23T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T16:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=23836"},"modified":"2016-06-24T02:07:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T07:07:34","slug":"potential-wwe-celebrity-announced-ufc-return-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/23\/potential-wwe-celebrity-announced-ufc-return-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Update &#8211; UFC fighter Paige VanZant not part of Summerslam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-243083542\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>UFC women&#8217;s fighter Paige VanZant&#8217;s next UFC fight has been announced.<\/p>\n<p>VanZant, coming off a successful appearance on &#8220;Dancing with the Stars,&#8221; is scheduled to return to UFC on Saturday, August 27 for a UFC on Fox special.<\/p>\n<p>This is the weekend after WWE&#8217;s Summerslam PPV;\u00a0VanZant was\u00a0rumored to be on WWE&#8217;s watch list for celebrity involvement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/ufc\/story\/paige-vanzant-ufc-passes-on-wwe-offer-and-movie-role-to-focus-on-fighting-062316\" target=\"_blank\">VanZant told Fox Sports<\/a> that she will not be part of Summerslam and has pulled out of a movie role in the &#8220;Kickboxer&#8221; re-make to focus on her return to fighting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now I\u2019m 100-percent fight-focused and I would love to participate in anything the WWE has to offer when the timing\u2019s right as long as it works with my fight schedule. I love WWE and if they ever reached out to me again I think I would definitely love to work with them but right now I\u2019m focused on Bec Rawlings,&#8221; VanZant said.<\/p>\n<p>Separate from VanZant, WWE and UFC are working together to promote Brock Lesnar&#8217;s UFC return fight on July 9 while under contract to WWE.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2016\/06\/23\/paige-vanzant-returns-to-the-cage-at-ufc-on-fox-21-in-vancouver-against-bec-rawlings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Story on VanZant&#8217;s return at MMATorch.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-951584\"><div id=\"pwtor-2795943031\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>UFC women&#8217;s fighter Paige VanZant&#8217;s next UFC fight has been announced. 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