Paige VanZant has admitted she was ready to quit bare-knuckle boxing after her debut defeat - before performing an almost instant U-turn.
VanZant was beaten on points by Britain Hart in her first outing since signing with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. The former UFC star won only one of the five rounds on Friday night as her coming out party ended with a whimper.
And VanZant, who had a record of 5-4 in the UFC, admitted she told her husband in the immediate aftermath that she was ready to quit. "The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear our defeat without losing heart," she wrote on Instagram. "Last night I told my husband I didn’t want to fight any more but as soon as the words left my lips I knew that wasn’t true. "I’m a
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