Ebanie Bridges gives her ‘baby’ Elle Brooke a kiss but fumes at ‘bulls***’ draw against Paige VanZant
EBANIE BRIDGES hit out at Elle Brooke’s “bulls***” draw against Paige VanZant.
Brooke dropped the ex-UFC fighter in round one but VanZant rallied to claw back a draw.
Former world champion Bridges – a mentor and training partner of Brooke’s – was ringside in Texas.
And she fumed at the decision after linking up with her boxing best friend backstage and giving her a kiss.
Bridges, 37, said: “We are here with Elle. F***ing smashed it, I’m so proud of her. I think she f***ing won, I think the draw is bulls***.
“They just wanna make money. They just wanna make money because they wanna see it again. Aw, my baby! You’re the best.”
Both Brooke and VanZant did agree to a rematch after the judges failed to split them over five round in Houston.
VanZant, 30, said: “I said it would be a tough fight, the whole camp. I knew how tough she was, I took the fight for a reason.
“I was excited, I watched her past fights I knew it would be tough. It is what it is it sets up the perfect rematch.”
And Brooke, 26, said: “I mean it’s one of those things, you have to rewatch it because when you’re in there you’re getting hit but you’re also hitting.
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“I don’t think I’m experienced enough to think, ‘I’m 100 per cent winning this.’
“But because of the knockdown I can see me winning it but I’ll have to watch it back.
“I was just saying to Paige, we now we get a big money rematch! This is perfect.”
VanZant, formerly of the UFC and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, hinted the rematch was heading for Dubai.
But Misfits Boxing co-founder Mams Taylor – manager to YouTuber-turned boxer KSI – revealed it will be run back in the UK.
Taylor confirmed: “We’re going to see them back in the ring in the UK.
“Elle came out here on Paige’s turf now Paige is going to return the favour now in the UK.
“It was decided in that very ring moments after the announcement of it being a draw. They both want it. Let’s run it back.”