Paige VanZant shares awkward encounter with a "pen*s pump" after buying her grandfather's house: "These are things you don't want to know"

Paige VanZant recently revisited the moment when her family purchased her grandfather's home, telling a hilarious story about him. VanZant disclosed that during the house's cleanup, they discovered a few intriguing items of her grandfather.

In a recent conversation with her husband Austin Vanderford on their podcast Paige and Austin: A Kickass Love Story, VanZant shared an interesting story about purchasing her grandfather's house, saying:

''I was able to work with like my family and figure out how we could purchase it from him. So we did and so it's like, I got to keep it in the family, it's my grandpa's house and even though he was kind of a foot jerk but love the guy, so we ended up buying the beach house... We purchased house from my grandpa, and he's an old cranky old man but the funniest part about, so cleaning it out, in the stuff that you find, one he's a hoarder... So collected things and so it's just like sorting through all that but then going through the closet, found a pen*s pump... These are the things that you don't want to know about your grandparents.''

Check out Paige VanZant's comments below (30:30):

VanZant had competed for the UFC nine times, finishing 5-4 in the organization. In her last octagon appearance at UFC 251 in 2020, the American faced Amanda Ribas but suffered a submission defeat. Following her exit from the promotion, the 30-year-old had two unsuccessful stints at the BKFC.

VanZant also tried her hand at boxing, taking on OnlyFans' Elle Brooke during the Misfits Boxing X Series 15. However, their bout resulted in a draw. Her last combat sports appearance came at Power Slap 9, where she suffered from a unanimous draw against Chelsea Dodson.

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Paige VanZant announces her MMA return

With her recent signing with the Global Fight League, Paige VanZant is poised to return to mixed martial arts. GFL is a new MMA promotion with more than 300 athletes, including competitors from the PFL, Bellator, and UFC.

In the aforementioned Paige and Austin: A Kickass Love Story podcast, VanZant said that she was thrilled to be back in mixed martial arts:

''They are picking up anybody and everybody who has a name in this sport who is a free agent... So, they offered me a contract, and I said yes. Going back to MMA. I think this is the perfect opportunity because I didn’t necessarily leave MMA... Now, there is this new MMA organization that made me really excited to fight for them.'' [H/t: MMA Junkie]