Add Jessica-Rose Clark to the list of women publicly calling for an opportunity to punch Paige VanZant in the face.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Clark is yet another mixed martial artist looking to cross over to pugilism. Clark was released from the UFC following a submission loss to Tainara Lisboa back in May, which marked her third consecutive loss in the promotion. The Aussie defeated VanZant via unanimous decision during their initial clash at UFC Fight Night 124 in 2018.
“Jessy Jess” has called for a boxing match against former foe VanZant, who was released from the promotion in 2020 following a submission loss to Amanda Ribas. VanZant has since competed twice in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, suffering decision losses against Britain Hart and Rachael Ostovich.
Making her case for a rematch inside the squared circle, the UFC veteran recently said on The MMA Hour:
“I want to rematch Paige VanZant in boxing,” Clark proclaimed. “I know she's spoken a lot about wanting to rematch me, I have zero desire to fight bare-knuckle. But if I can get her to... I know she's making so much money off of her fan sites and everything, I see that she wants to fight again and I think it needs to be the right opportunity for her to be excited about it... that could be the opportunity if we can get the right promotion behind it, I think it would be a massive fight.”
Clark also shared that she has been looking to switch to a pure striking discipline for a while, as intensive MMA training was taking a toll on her body. The 35-year-old has a muay thai match against Mexico’s Karen Cedillo booked under the Lion Fight banner on Sept. 23.
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