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The match between Paige VanZant and Elle Brooke on Saturday for the Misfits Boxing women’s middleweight championship at MF & DAZN: X Series 15 in Houston’s NRG Arena was ruled a draw (48-46, 46-48, 47-47).
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The big moment in this match occurred at the end of Round 1, when Brooke knocked VanZant down.
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But VanZant hung tough and managed to do well enough in the five-round fight to earn a draw. However, Brooke retains her belt.
The match marked VanZant’s professional boxing debut. The former UFC fighter has 13 MMA bouts under her belt (8-5) as well as two bare-knuckle boxing fights (0-2).
Brooke, an English OnlyFans model, defeated AJ Bunker for Misfits Boxing’s middleweight title on Jan. 20 via third-round knockout.
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