Paige VanZant: Finishing move on Bec Rawlings was called ‘kick the can’

Paige VanZant was hardly dominant against Bec Rawlings in her UFC on FOX 21 main card bout, but her finish was emphatic and it earned her an additional $50,000 performance bonus. The 22-year-old strawweight rising star floored Rawlings with a jumping switch kick that was soon followed by some short punches and hammerfists to force the 2nd round stoppage.

VanZant (7-2) was more than willing to throw a lot of flashy kicks in the opening round, so much so that Rawlings even laughed and shrugged her shoulders when Paige failed to connect on a jumping spinning kick. Paige started both rounds 1 and 2 with flying attacks, but eventually she got the one she needed to get her the victory.

On the Fox Sports post-fight show, VanZant revealed the …

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