OnlyFans star Elle Brooke has told talkSPORT.com that her rematch against Paige VanZant will take place in the autumn.
Brooke decked the UFC veteran in the opening stanza of their Misfits Boxing clash last May en route to a shock draw.
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Few gave Brooke any chance at all against the 13-fight (8-5) MMA fighter but in the end, she more than held her own.
What the TikTok sensation lacked in experience, she made up for with grit, determination, and plenty of punching power as she took VanZant to the trenches over five two-minute rounds.
In the immediate aftermath of their inaugural encounter, both women agreed to run it back later this year.
There were initial talks to stage the second fight on the Misfits Boxing 17 undercard, headlined by KSI‘s bizarre 2 vs 1 tag team bout against Anthony Taylor and Slim Albaher on August 31.
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However, Brooke rejected the proposal in favour of a standalone main event.
Speaking to talkSPORT.com on Monday, she said: “It’s going to be in the autumn, I know straight after the fight she put up a post saying ‘August 31!’
“And I was like, ‘No, that’s not going to happen’. I had the option of being on the KSI undercard.
“But no, they are letting me be the main event again and I think that is a fight that is deserving of a main event so we’re having our own date in the autumn.”
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After drawing with Brooke, VanZant made the switch to slap fighting.
’12 Gauge’ made her debut at Power Slap 8 last month against Christine Wolmarans, which she won via unanimous decision.
VanZant dropped her opponent twice over the three-round contest to record her first combat sports victory since January 2019.
Reacting to her rival’s Power Slap clash, Brooke quipped: “I mean she’s fighting a 50-year-old, I don’t know how old that girl was but she looked bare old.
“And then she was cheering because she didn’t get knocked out by a 50-year-old. Congrats babes.”
Brooke has no ambitions of trying her hand at Power Slap.
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The 26-year-old, who is now 4-1-1 in boxing, wants to challenge herself against the best in her sport.
“I want to take the toughest and the hardest fights, those fights that people don’t think I can win because that’s where I thrive,” Brooke added.
“There isn’t anyone in particular I want to fight but I want to fight pros now.
“I don’t ever want to fight influencers unless it makes sense. These influencers aren’t on the same level as me.
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“I’m not saying that to be big-headed, I mean that legit. No one has worked as hard as I have. I’ve been in the gym every single day for two years now. I haven’t taken time off.
“I’m married to this life, and I don’t think anyone else has done half of what I’ve done.”
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